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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 6552031, member: 111387&quot;]Here’s a coin that’ll make one go “well, I’ll be snookered”.</p><p><br /></p><p>I mean, who doesn’t like snake-driven bigas(?), but sheesh!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262803[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Lot 1087</b></p><p><b>THRACE. Perinthus. <i>Gordian III</i>, 238-244.</b> Hexassarion (Bronze, 34 mm, 19.70 g, 1 h). AYT K M•ANT•ΓOPΔIANOC A<u>YΓ</u>• Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind. <i>Rev.</i> ΠEPINΘIΩN ΔIC <u>NE</u>•/ΩKOPΩN Triptolemos driving biga of winged serpents to right, spreading seeds. Varbanov 545. Very rare and with a lovely green patina. Slightly rough on the obverse<i>, otherwise,</i> very fine.</p><p>Starting price:</p><p>100 CHF</p><p>Hammer price:</p><p>2400 CHF</p><p>Number of bids: 13</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Startling.. Considering the same coin hammered 11 months ago @Naumann for the opening bid of 800 EUR</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262815[/ATTACH]</p><p>Auction 77 — Lot 385</p><p><font size="6"><b>Bidding</b></font></p><p>Price realized 800 EUR<a href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/numismatiknaumann/browse?a=539&amp;l=549482#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/numismatiknaumann/browse?a=539&amp;l=549482#" rel="nofollow">1 bid</a></p><p>Starting price 800 EUR</p><p>Estimate 1&#039;000 EUR</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe those hard cover auction catalogs are paying off for ol’ Leu, eh?</p><p><br /></p><p>200% return on that bad boy.&nbsp; S&amp;P500 can kiss my arse.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie60" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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