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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8236796, member: 80952&quot;]In my last auction my main targets had unexpected and discouraging prices. </p><p>This is another discussion, but for me, no matter how much I like the coin, I try not to overpay. Paying 50 EUR for a coin when I was expecting a 40 EUR hammer price is something. Paying 150 is not something I am willing to do. </p><p><br /></p><p>So many coins I was hunting flew away, but I can&#039;t complain at all. The &quot;consolation prizes&quot; are not bad at all and I certainly wasn&#039;t in the position of buying random coins just to buy something - what I won wasn&#039;t on the top of the wish list but not bad either. </p><p><br /></p><p>This was my first win in the auction</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1449147[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caria. Uncertain mint circa 500-400 BC.</p><p>Tetartemorion AR</p><p>7 mm, 0,19 g</p><p>Confronted bull heads / Forepart of bull right, within incuse square.</p><p>SNG Kayhan 969</p><p>(my attribution - the house just provided the size, weight and &quot;Caria uncertain mint&quot;)</p><p>I have noticed these types in previous auctions but I had different targets and didn&#039;t try to get one. </p><p>The coin ticks many boxes for me</p><p>- small coin (I like tetartemorions a lot and I am still amazed when seeing how Greeks were able to put such small details on it)</p><p>- animals on coins</p><p>- ... and a new city, although it is not clear which one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Obverse centering issue does not bother me as the design is clear and, being a small coin, it looks much better in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to see theories about this &quot;Uncertain mint&quot;. Is it a lost city or not clear which one?</p><p>And of course, small coins with animals or coins from &quot;Uncertain mint&quot; are welcome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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