hey guys thanks for all the replies on the previous thread. yall are awesome. I got this coin for 45 $. It is the oldest coin I have and I could not resist the moment I saw 350-400 BC. The older the coin the happier i get. I am a beginner in collecting and i do not mind lower grade coins. But is it worth my 45 $ ???
this one also looks good to me, i'd say 45 bucks is a bit high. if you go to a place like vcoins and search, you can kind of compare the retail prices... http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.asp...00&SearchOnSale=False&searchOrderBy=price_asc that would probably be about a 30 buck coin there. you can also go to acsearch.info and compare past auction prices.. http://www.acsearch.info/search.htm...1&ot=1&images=1¤cy=usd&order=0&company= i always look at both when i'm coin shopping. again, welcome to ancients, i think you're off to a good start!
I know nothing about this type of coin, but it looks good. Like Chris said, it may be high on price a bit. But not too bad.
This page has one in the same or better condition for $15: http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Greek.html Greek types usually have some special interest it takes some effort to discover. In this case your coin advertises the wine of the city which Homer spoke of the Odyssey-- it was used to make the Cyclops drunk.
I like how you went from 3rd century AD to 4th century BC just like that. Nice new pickup . I can't comment on the price as I'm not familiar with the type, but if you're not fussy about the grade, ancient Greek bronzes (and even the occasional silver) can be very affordable and not to mention incredibly cool. Here are some of my ancient Greek 'barrel scrapings' and what I paid for them. THRACE, Odessos (circa 2nd century BC) - $18 SICILY, Himera (420 - 407 BC) - $6 IONIA, Miletos (circa 6th - 5th century BC) - $30 SICILY, Gela (420 - 405 BC) - $30 TROAS, Gargara (circa 350 BC) - $18
As everyone appears to agree...nice, interesting coins if just a tad over the usual values....so I think you did pretty well and have a lot of 'history' in your hands...
Sorry tobiask, I got sucked-in with the Maroneia thingy (sadly, my coin is a couple of 100's of years later) ... cheers (good luck) Dionysian Tetradrachm of Maroneia 168-148 BC Dionysos & Dionysos
