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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2917932, member: 19463&quot;]One thing you know when you buy a coin at auction is that you were willing to pay more for the coin than anyone else who bid in the sale.&nbsp; This coin is an example of what I consider winning by losing.&nbsp; Last week&#039;s Frank Robinson sale included several Sasanian drachms on which I bid very little over the minimum and won exactly zero.&nbsp; The coin below was offered by Frank as a back up &#039;loser&#039; lot as he is wont to do for customers who do not mind the offense of a lesser coin at a lesser price.&nbsp; The listed lot was described as Choice EF and bright metal.&nbsp; The winning bidder wanted it more than I did.&nbsp; The backup &#039;loser&#039; I got is not quite as perfectly struck and not bright.&nbsp; However, my personal preference is for toned coins over bright and shiny ones so I am happier with this one than I would have been with the listed one that sold for $65 on a bid of $88.&nbsp; Since I was not the immediate underbidder, I assume that he had a &#039;roll&#039; of these common drachms and offered others to other losers like me. I wonder if any others on CT won by losing in this sale.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]705904[/ATTACH] </p><p>The coin is a 31mm silver drachm of Khusru II (by far the most common Sasanian king) dated year 29 from the mint GD (Jayy) if my terrible skills at reading these is working.&nbsp; I will rest a bit and research more to see if my eyes see it differently.&nbsp; Your opinions are welcome as are images of any Robinson &#039;losers&#039; you won (even if they are not better looking than the &#039;bright&#039; winner).</p><p><br /></p><p>Later, I&#039;ll post the lots I won by being high bidder (aka - the one who paid more than the smart people bid???).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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