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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3212656, member: 42034"]Thanks everybody for your comments which were quite helpful and in the correct direction. But alas I did not win the coin, and it sold for a very strong price.</p><p>It was lot #307 of the Gorny Auction 257 and was just sold this morning (15-Oct-2018). The PR was euro 1,600 without commission & Gorny is 20% I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is an Alexander III tetradrachm (apparently lifetime 331-325 BC, Price# 3698) struck in Babylon and is well struck and fully mint state other than the horn silver. Babylon mint tetradrachma are quite available but tend to be worn or banged up. Also, as a volunteer, I teach high school classes about "Ancient History as Shown by Coins" & I wanted a Babylon tet for my talk.</p><p><br /></p><p>This just goes to show that modest amounts of horn silver don't deter collectors of relatively high end material. Without the horn silver tho, this coin would've have been very exceptional and maybe a truly crazy price. I actually won lot #306 just before this: an acceptable but non-spectacular tet struck in Suza at e. 700.</p><p><br /></p><p>The horn silver coin pictured below. Yes, it wasn't Roman but it was Roman-era! Also following: me & a coin talk to 6th graders.</p><p><img src="https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/Gr_AlexIII_tet_Babylon_Gorny_both_Price-3698_0800px.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/IMG_0069-cropped_0600px.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3212656, member: 42034"]Thanks everybody for your comments which were quite helpful and in the correct direction. But alas I did not win the coin, and it sold for a very strong price. It was lot #307 of the Gorny Auction 257 and was just sold this morning (15-Oct-2018). The PR was euro 1,600 without commission & Gorny is 20% I think. It is an Alexander III tetradrachm (apparently lifetime 331-325 BC, Price# 3698) struck in Babylon and is well struck and fully mint state other than the horn silver. Babylon mint tetradrachma are quite available but tend to be worn or banged up. Also, as a volunteer, I teach high school classes about "Ancient History as Shown by Coins" & I wanted a Babylon tet for my talk. This just goes to show that modest amounts of horn silver don't deter collectors of relatively high end material. Without the horn silver tho, this coin would've have been very exceptional and maybe a truly crazy price. I actually won lot #306 just before this: an acceptable but non-spectacular tet struck in Suza at e. 700. The horn silver coin pictured below. Yes, it wasn't Roman but it was Roman-era! Also following: me & a coin talk to 6th graders. [IMG]https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/Gr_AlexIII_tet_Babylon_Gorny_both_Price-3698_0800px.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/IMG_0069-cropped_0600px.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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