Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3334440, member: 96898&quot;]I had a somewhat similar experience with this auction: I was bidding on a total of five lots, and the bids on three of them quickly and somewhat unexpectedly went straight up through the ceiling. I won the other two, a cheap but pretty Carthage AE and a much nicer early Roman Republican semuncia, at the minmum bid or just above. In the end, my total was much lower than I had expected, and I felt the need to look for bargains among the unsold lots to justify shipping costs. </p><p><br /></p><p>There, I found this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]883412[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3"><b>Lot 79:</b> Greek Italy. Bruttium, Brettii. AE quarter, ca. 215-205 BC. D/ Head of Anfitrite left, wearing crab headdress. R/ Crab; in field, racing torch. HN Italy 1990. SNG ANS 10. AE. g. 1.73 mm. 13.00 Green patina. About VF.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4">It&#039;s a type I always wanted – the crabbiest headdress in the world of ancient coins! Usually, these go for more than I am willing to pay. There are better specimens than this one, but it&#039;s good enough for me, and at about $20 after fees I honestly couldn&#039;t say no... </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in