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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8258776, member: 118780&quot;]In my limited experience with ancient coins, it certainly seems that buyers have a herd mentality.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, take a look at what&#039;s going on with high quality bronzes from Pantikapaion (especially at the last Leu). They&#039;re going for ridiculous amounts even though recent hoards have flooded the market. Could it be the anticipation that they&#039;ll become scarcer due to the war? I don&#039;t know. </p><p><br /></p><p>The thing is, certain coins or coin conditions suddenly come into vogue. It&#039;s like fashion. Everyone and their cat has to have one. However, there are always other coins that are ignored.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take for example these two bronzes. Both are from Nikomedes I. Both are similarly rare. The first commonly goes from 400 to well over a 1000 at auction (a copy at the latest Leu went for 800). The second typically goes for under 100. Why? I&#039;m not really sure, but I can say that the first coin was originally all we had from Nikomedes I, so it had a history of high prices. The second was unearthed more recently, and initially sold at Savoca, which generally receives lower prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Going forward, I suspect buyers researched the coins to see that the first type went high while the second one didn&#039;t. Personally, if I wanted an example from Nikomedes I, I&#039;d grab the second coin since it&#039;s cheaper and a bit more interesting. However, I suspect some buyers just feel that a more expensive coin <i>must</i> be better.</p><p><br /></p><p>(FWIW, when I bought these I knew about both copies but for the longest time could only find the first one. Due to its condition, it sat at the dealer&#039;s for a long time so I picked it up on sale. I later grabbed the second at auction.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456288[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456289[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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