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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1883390, member: 19463&quot;]Alexandria is really a two part collecting interest.&nbsp; The big money collectors don&#039;t care about the later, thick billon tetradrachms or even the common types of the earlier tetradrachms but there is great interest in the drachms of Antoninus Pius which are really big money when in good condition and not one of the really common ones.&nbsp; This is mostly because the AP drachm types are really very interesting compared to the tetradrachms of any period.&nbsp;&nbsp; How often do you see any dealer offering Zodiacs nicer than Steve&#039;s?&nbsp; It seems that Alexandrian coins exist in low grade even more than most coins.&nbsp; They must have circulated more than any coins to get as worn as many we see.&nbsp; The AP specials (including the Zodiac coins) bring money even when worn.&nbsp; The boring types seem to bring little even when nice.&nbsp;&nbsp; To me, Alexandria makes a good specialty but I can&#039;t imagine any one sale venue handling a large collection across the whole series.&nbsp; Big auctions will want the Zodiacs which small dealers couldn&#039;t afford but would not want a thousand, all different chunky late 4drs.&nbsp;&nbsp; This won&#039;t be a problem for vlaha since by the time his estate goes to market, sort-of old coins will be really old.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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