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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7973024, member: 110350"]I was blown out of the water for the one coin on which I bid with Soler y Llach. It was this one, which probably shouldn't be a surprise given how often I've mentioned that I badly want an example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1383270[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of the amount of detail on the snakes, as well as the quality of the obverse portrait, it's one of the better specimens I've ever seen for sale. I had the highest pre-bid (400 Euros), and I was willing to bid twice that much or maybe even a little more in the live bidding. (This was my first experience with live bidding.) But as things turned out, I wasn't even the under-bidder: the coin sold for 2,550 Euros (!!). I actually did get carried away, and recklessly kept up with the bidding until about 1,200 Euros (way more than I should be spending!), when I finally came to my senses and dropped out. So it sold for more than twice my highest bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was really too bad that the one coin I wanted and bid on came up so late in the Republican coin lots, as lot 453, for the reason that it's a Volteius and the lots were alphabetical by the <i>gens</i> of each moneyer. There were only three Republican lots after this one, and there were no Imperial coins I really wanted and thought I could possibly afford given the pre-bids. If the Volteius had come up earlier in the auction and I hadn't won it, then perhaps I could have successfully bid on something else instead that came up later in the auction. The way it was ordered I couldn't do that, because if I had spent money on something else I wouldn't have had enough money left to have any chance for the Volteius when it came up. Of course, as it turned out, I didn't have a chance anyway!</p><p><br /></p><p>Along with the Aureo & Calico auction and other recent results, this makes me feel that I can't afford high-quality Roman Republican coins anymore. But at least I can enjoy the 60+ I already have. And you never know when I might find another one of these at a more affordable price. Plus, the way I look at it, I saved 1,200 Euros today, so now I have all that money to spend on other coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7973024, member: 110350"]I was blown out of the water for the one coin on which I bid with Soler y Llach. It was this one, which probably shouldn't be a surprise given how often I've mentioned that I badly want an example: [ATTACH=full]1383270[/ATTACH] In terms of the amount of detail on the snakes, as well as the quality of the obverse portrait, it's one of the better specimens I've ever seen for sale. I had the highest pre-bid (400 Euros), and I was willing to bid twice that much or maybe even a little more in the live bidding. (This was my first experience with live bidding.) But as things turned out, I wasn't even the under-bidder: the coin sold for 2,550 Euros (!!). I actually did get carried away, and recklessly kept up with the bidding until about 1,200 Euros (way more than I should be spending!), when I finally came to my senses and dropped out. So it sold for more than twice my highest bid. It was really too bad that the one coin I wanted and bid on came up so late in the Republican coin lots, as lot 453, for the reason that it's a Volteius and the lots were alphabetical by the [I]gens[/I] of each moneyer. There were only three Republican lots after this one, and there were no Imperial coins I really wanted and thought I could possibly afford given the pre-bids. If the Volteius had come up earlier in the auction and I hadn't won it, then perhaps I could have successfully bid on something else instead that came up later in the auction. The way it was ordered I couldn't do that, because if I had spent money on something else I wouldn't have had enough money left to have any chance for the Volteius when it came up. Of course, as it turned out, I didn't have a chance anyway! Along with the Aureo & Calico auction and other recent results, this makes me feel that I can't afford high-quality Roman Republican coins anymore. But at least I can enjoy the 60+ I already have. And you never know when I might find another one of these at a more affordable price. Plus, the way I look at it, I saved 1,200 Euros today, so now I have all that money to spend on other coins![/QUOTE]
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