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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2530882, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m watching Roma right now and have one bid in.&nbsp; I should know shortly whether I won but I&#039;m not holding my breath.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hate prebidding but with the high BP plus extra fee for live bidding, it was incentive enough to bid ahead of time.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many unsold lots, some selling for under estimate, and a few selling for considerably higher than expected.</p><p><br /></p><p>So far, the <b>Award for Most Inexplicable Hammer Price</b> goes to this Tyrian shekel:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=1652&amp;lot=366" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=1652&amp;lot=366" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=1652&amp;lot=366</a></p><p><img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/roma/012/image00366.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 135 = AD 9/10. Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left [on prow], palm frond behind; to left, PΛE (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician letter between legs. BMC -; RPC I 4654. 14.24g, 25mm, 1h.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Estimate:&nbsp; 250 GBP</p><p><br /></p><p>Hammer:&nbsp; 5000 GBP.</p><p><br /></p><p>Five thousand GBP.&nbsp; Seriously?!!&nbsp; Yes, the estimate was low-- these abundant shekels are wildly popular with bible enthusiasts-- but <i>five thousand GBP</i>?!</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe there&#039;s something extraordinary about this particular coin.&nbsp; I certainly don&#039;t claim to know the series.&nbsp; It seems like an absurd price though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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