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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8289318, member: 110350"]Did anyone bid in the Künker auction today? They had a large number of wonderful Roman Republican coins, including several that have been at the top of my want list for a long time. Including another M. Volteius snake biga, which of course I didn't win; I think this is at least the fourth time I've bid on one unsuccessfully!</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I bid on four coins, and lost out on three of them by margins of 400, 650, and 2,200 Euros over my maximum bids. I am disappointed. I did manage to win one, a type I've also bid on several times before, for 100 Euros less than my maximum bid (surprisingly!). Here's the Künker photo. I'll post it again with a write-up once I pay for and receive it! It's certainly a popular type, and far from the best example I've seen, but I like it very much nonetheless and will be happy to have it:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465027[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike some other examples I've seen, the lions actually resemble lions instead of large dogs![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8289318, member: 110350"]Did anyone bid in the Künker auction today? They had a large number of wonderful Roman Republican coins, including several that have been at the top of my want list for a long time. Including another M. Volteius snake biga, which of course I didn't win; I think this is at least the fourth time I've bid on one unsuccessfully! Overall, I bid on four coins, and lost out on three of them by margins of 400, 650, and 2,200 Euros over my maximum bids. I am disappointed. I did manage to win one, a type I've also bid on several times before, for 100 Euros less than my maximum bid (surprisingly!). Here's the Künker photo. I'll post it again with a write-up once I pay for and receive it! It's certainly a popular type, and far from the best example I've seen, but I like it very much nonetheless and will be happy to have it: [ATTACH=full]1465027[/ATTACH] Unlike some other examples I've seen, the lions actually resemble lions instead of large dogs![/QUOTE]
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