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<p>[QUOTE="Nerva, post: 2798812, member: 87761"]Some phenomenal prices for Dattari provincials. The sale moved really slowly. I guess they don't come up for sale often, so they're hard to estimate and bidding was protracted. I was worried they wouldn't get to my lots before dinner! </p><p>[ATTACH]651949[/ATTACH]</p><p>This Trajan drachm from Alexandria made £7k hammer against a £600 start price. Prices for such rare coins are unpredictable. You never know when another will come up. On the other hand, prices for some quite ordinary Republicans seemed insane to me. You could buy cheaper on VCoins or at a fair. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes you only realise how much you wanted a coin *after* it's sold. It works both ways; sometimes I've been glad to be outbid, and saved from my folly! But I bitterly regret not going further on a couple in this sale. My greatest loss is this little Obol that started at just £7!</p><p>[ATTACH]651950[/ATTACH]</p><p>It's such a beautiful archaic portrait. An amazing miniature masterpiece of Greek art.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one also had a low start, but I knew I wouldn't be a contender. It sold for £2k hammer. Such a tender couple on the reverse. The slightly crude provincial style adds to its charm, in my view. I don't really collect provincials, but I bid on a bunch in this sale. Got none. </p><p>[ATTACH]651951[/ATTACH]</p><p>I won three, which I'll post after I collect them. I think I overpaid a little for one, got one at about what I expected to pay, and was surprised to win a third. Low win percentage, and I'm kicking myself for the ones I didn't pursue harder, but happy with what I got. Anyone else bidding?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nerva, post: 2798812, member: 87761"]Some phenomenal prices for Dattari provincials. The sale moved really slowly. I guess they don't come up for sale often, so they're hard to estimate and bidding was protracted. I was worried they wouldn't get to my lots before dinner! [ATTACH]651949[/ATTACH] This Trajan drachm from Alexandria made £7k hammer against a £600 start price. Prices for such rare coins are unpredictable. You never know when another will come up. On the other hand, prices for some quite ordinary Republicans seemed insane to me. You could buy cheaper on VCoins or at a fair. Sometimes you only realise how much you wanted a coin *after* it's sold. It works both ways; sometimes I've been glad to be outbid, and saved from my folly! But I bitterly regret not going further on a couple in this sale. My greatest loss is this little Obol that started at just £7! [ATTACH]651950[/ATTACH] It's such a beautiful archaic portrait. An amazing miniature masterpiece of Greek art. This one also had a low start, but I knew I wouldn't be a contender. It sold for £2k hammer. Such a tender couple on the reverse. The slightly crude provincial style adds to its charm, in my view. I don't really collect provincials, but I bid on a bunch in this sale. Got none. [ATTACH]651951[/ATTACH] I won three, which I'll post after I collect them. I think I overpaid a little for one, got one at about what I expected to pay, and was surprised to win a third. Low win percentage, and I'm kicking myself for the ones I didn't pursue harder, but happy with what I got. Anyone else bidding?[/QUOTE]
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