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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7827869, member: 86498"]I cannot comment on the "edge filing" noted on the NGC Slab as I have not seen the coin however I can report that the coin was in fact in the Niggeler Collection thought the lot number is actually 378. The Leu description does mention the Jameson pedigree as well. However the Heritage auction does not mention either pedigree only mentioning that the coin came out of the "Golden Horn" Collection" auctioned off by Stacks January 12 2008. This auction does not mention any provenance of any kind at all. It is likely that sometime between 1965 and 2008 the pedigree was lost. This is unfortunately an all too common phenomenon with ancient coins. Whether the Niggeler-Jameson pedigree is worth something like $ 9000 is unknown at this time. It could very well be. However some tetradrachms from this mint have been selling in the $5-7 K US range lately so the price differential may not be quite as severe as it might first appear.</p><p> My tetradrachm from Ephesos This one does not have such an illustrious pedigree. (But I am hopeful, it does look like it has been around for a while).</p><p>Tetradrachm of Ephesos 350-340 BC Ileos Magistrate Obv, Bee seen from above. Rv Forepart of a stag right head reverted facing a palm tree. Pixodaros Class G obv 119 15.26 grms 22 mm. It is almost 3 mm thick Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1344887[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7827869, member: 86498"]I cannot comment on the "edge filing" noted on the NGC Slab as I have not seen the coin however I can report that the coin was in fact in the Niggeler Collection thought the lot number is actually 378. The Leu description does mention the Jameson pedigree as well. However the Heritage auction does not mention either pedigree only mentioning that the coin came out of the "Golden Horn" Collection" auctioned off by Stacks January 12 2008. This auction does not mention any provenance of any kind at all. It is likely that sometime between 1965 and 2008 the pedigree was lost. This is unfortunately an all too common phenomenon with ancient coins. Whether the Niggeler-Jameson pedigree is worth something like $ 9000 is unknown at this time. It could very well be. However some tetradrachms from this mint have been selling in the $5-7 K US range lately so the price differential may not be quite as severe as it might first appear. My tetradrachm from Ephesos This one does not have such an illustrious pedigree. (But I am hopeful, it does look like it has been around for a while). Tetradrachm of Ephesos 350-340 BC Ileos Magistrate Obv, Bee seen from above. Rv Forepart of a stag right head reverted facing a palm tree. Pixodaros Class G obv 119 15.26 grms 22 mm. It is almost 3 mm thick Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1344887[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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