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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pprp, post: 4590115, member: 94602&quot;][USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER] [USER=81943]@Meander[/USER] : thank you for your replies.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was actually the one who got the Antigonos coin. I wanted to get an objective opinion without the usual courtesy congratulations, therefore I agree with [USER=44357]@AncientJoe[/USER] that a normal price for this coin would be around 3000$. If the specific symbol (the star of Vergina) doesn&#039;t matter for you, with 8500$ you can rather get a superb EF or FDC specimen. In my case, I wanted to get it because of the symbol and it is possibly only the third example known. I was quite unfortunate that the coin had an old provenance (Ward collection) and I was hoping that no one would notice. Silly me, unfortunately at least 2 other bidders wanted it because of the provenance and I so had to significantly overpay so as to outbid them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was very poorly presented in the auction description, there was no reference given (e.g. Panagopoulou has this coin with a erroneous photo, and the one of the british museum) and no weight is reported. The toning is not particularly pronounced for a coin that was dug up before the 1900s. The provenance noted was something generic &quot;from an old European auction with tag&quot;. And actually this tag points to the passing of the coin from NAC E in 1995. Alas, it seems that the great forces have dedicated staff researching the provenance of each and every coin even in minor auctions. We (=normal collectors) are condemned :-(</p><p><br /></p><p>More photos and a write-up in due time <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136614[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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