At long last!

Congrats on those superb coins!

 

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I just Shatnered my pants.

 

Your coins are a celebration of resplendent numismatic beauty!
(I'm not being sarcastic, @AncientJoe ! Your coins are really awesome!)

If owning such breathtakingly sublime objects is your goal—you've reached it. Where are you going now?

I was reserving this background for a Shekel of Tyre but that is a ways off—if never—I'll gladly use it for this one. This coin is one that was yearned for—and joyfully found.

 

amazing!!!

 

i have a indo-greek koin i have yet to id that looks quite like this type..i'll show it later and maybe we can figure out what it is.. kool coins ma man!

 

hahahaha.. me & you both!

 

@TIF , I don't know what is more awesome—your beautiful coins—or seeing you posting with us again. As superb as your coins are—I think that seeing you posting again is more awesome! Welcome back!

 

AJ - Simply incredible coins. The Trihemistater, in particular, is jaw dropping. Congrats!

 

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the compliments: it's been a journey so far but removing these three from my wantlist merely makes room for more.

The trihemistater is a bit younger, from the time of the First Punic War around 260BC. Mine is gold, although there is an electrum trihemistater as well.

I still need a five shekel: a few of the other denominations, like the tristater, are prohibitively very difficult. My new coin is a pair for the stater I purchased last year (which is from the earlier range of 350-320 BC), incidentally both from the same seller

 

Actually, I'm terrible with auctions! It's a miracle that I've come away from any of them with any items. JA's auction is wonderful, but it's definitely one of a kind. I've never won anything in an ebay auction. I've purchased items on ebay but only fixed price items. I think I understand what Mr. @dougsmit is saying! The only way that a coin seller can really obtain what his coin is worth is through bidding competition. I personally don't have what it takes to be successful bidder in an intense auction. I figure if someone bids more than I bid—it must mean that they want it more than I do—so I let them have it. If everybody did that—the sellers would never be able to make what their coins are worth. Here's another thing—my real name isn't Deacon Ray—
it's Mr. Nice Guy

 

wow

 

Very nice... what a PAIR! @AncientJoe



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Mine is "only" EL:

 

Super OP coin!!! The Carthage golds are fantastic!!!

 

One way to handle this situation is to resolve to make only one bid but bid the maximum you are willing to pay not just one advance over the current bid showing. Then go away until after the lot closes and see if you won. Many people combine this with sniping software which places a bid in the last seconds so others will not have a chance to raise their bid if they are bidding just one advance at a time.

 

With a beautifull collection like yours, it must feel like your in heaven....my God that Carthage piece is to die for Congrats AJ, on those new aquisitions, and your magnificent coin collection.
John

 

AncientJoe, congrats on your beautiful new coins!!

~Doug

 

Hi Doug,

What do people use to snipe coin auctions? I was not aware there was software that could do this for sites other than eBay.

Peter

 

@AncientJoe : I'm blown away by those beauties.

There's one coin in particular I've yearned for for many years. I think I've already told the story before but some newer members here may not know it :

Among the gold coin minted in the principality of Dombes (a county around where I live), which is all from rare to exceedingly rare, a pistole (double ecu) stands out : minted by François II de Montpensier, it was believed to be unique until a second example popped up at auction in 2006.

Of course I could just dream of having it one day and was resigned to having an empty case in my tray for the rest of my life. Actually, my bid was far under the hammer price at that auction. But three miracles occured : luck (it's been auctioned again a few years later, which was unelikely), money (after he had sold his deceased mum's house my father generously gave me a part of wath it brought), friendship (a fellow forum friend was co-organizer at the auction and was able to bid for me at the floor, myself being on the phone with him), and here it is :


Francois II de Montpensier (1582-1592)
Pistole, or - 1587 - RRRR
+ FRANCIS . P . DOMBAR . D . MONTIS . M . Ecu de Bourbon couronné
+ DNS . ADIVT . ET . REDEM . MEVS . 1587 Croix feuillue
6.30 gr - 28 mm
Ref : Divo Dombes # 64, Mantellier # 37, Poey d'Avant # 5135, Friedberg # 124
Ex collection Couchard # 64 du 27/01/2006

Q

 

WOW...very nice, and CONGRATS on this wonderful rare find!!!