I collect ancient coins but I was following this auction since the coin interested me. I am not sure how one could prove when the inscription on the reverse was engraved or if it was indeed authentic. The attribution uses the phrase (apparently used by) and that is a bit too vague for my taste. However the estimate seemed like something low enough that I follow it and possibly bid. In the end I did not bid. BTW the bidding was quiet till a few days ago when it made a surge to 7, then 10 then 11x estimate. It went higher today in the last moments. I can't remember this much of a discrepancy between estimate and hammer >37x estimate.... not including 15% buyer fee.
Fascinating coin, and all circumstantial evidence points to it being original and contemporary as described. It sold for $7500(!).
