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<p>[QUOTE="svessien, post: 4538815, member: 15481"]That’s great to hear [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>I recognize the feeling. Nothing better than when the pre-bid holds. I haven’t engaged in the Alexandrian adventure (yet), but they look like very interesting coins. </p><p>I like the description of following the auction and keeping your discipline to keep your powder dry for the coin you <u>really</u> wanted. And what a relief when the bidding war didn’t happen! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Today I went climbing instead of staying home watching the Artemide auction. I left 3 low pre-bids, just over starting price. I didn’t believe any of them would hold, but when I checked, I was the high bidder on one of them, even the one I liked the most. It’s not as rare as yours, but you don’t see it too often either:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1123679[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Greek Italy. Bruttium, The Brettii. AR Drachm, 216-214 BC. D/ Head of Hera Lakinia right, diademed, veiled; behind, helmet. R/ Zeus standing left, right foot on Ionic capital, holding scepter; before, crab. HN Italy 1969. AR. g. 4.02 mm. 18.00 Toned. VF/About VF.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The lot was sold around this moment today. I remember thinking «maybe I can log on to the auction on the phone when I get down». I chose to let it be, and just enjoy a grand day out. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1123678[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="svessien, post: 4538815, member: 15481"]That’s great to hear [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] ! I recognize the feeling. Nothing better than when the pre-bid holds. I haven’t engaged in the Alexandrian adventure (yet), but they look like very interesting coins. I like the description of following the auction and keeping your discipline to keep your powder dry for the coin you [U]really[/U] wanted. And what a relief when the bidding war didn’t happen! :) Today I went climbing instead of staying home watching the Artemide auction. I left 3 low pre-bids, just over starting price. I didn’t believe any of them would hold, but when I checked, I was the high bidder on one of them, even the one I liked the most. It’s not as rare as yours, but you don’t see it too often either: [ATTACH=full]1123679[/ATTACH] [I]Greek Italy. Bruttium, The Brettii. AR Drachm, 216-214 BC. D/ Head of Hera Lakinia right, diademed, veiled; behind, helmet. R/ Zeus standing left, right foot on Ionic capital, holding scepter; before, crab. HN Italy 1969. AR. g. 4.02 mm. 18.00 Toned. VF/About VF.[/I] [I][/I] The lot was sold around this moment today. I remember thinking «maybe I can log on to the auction on the phone when I get down». I chose to let it be, and just enjoy a grand day out. [ATTACH=full]1123678[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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