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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kazuma78, post: 4869597, member: 17304&quot;]I was also considering bidding on lot 7 but for the size of it, I couldn&#039;t justify it at this point. Really cool coin though. And I was also surprised on the Koson. Thats a coin on my list, but that price was crazy. These are common enough now that I hope to get a nice example like yours for less than the CNG example sold for. But who knows with some of the crazy prices lately.</p><p><br /></p><p>All 4 of the lots I was bidding on went crazy, in my opinion. Here are the ones I liked and was after:</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 35</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175854[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>SICILY, Himera. </b>Circa 483/2-472/1 BC. AR Didrachm (19.5mm, 8.68 g, 5h). Cock standing left / Crab within shallow incuse circle. Westermark, <i>Himera</i> 39 (O9/R31); HGC 2, 438; SNG ANS 157 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1012 (same obv. die). Toned, a few scratches. Good VF.</p><p>Estimate of $1500 and went to $4250.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 116</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175865[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>KINGS of PAEONIA. Lykkeios. </b>Circa 358/6-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.71 g, 7h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Laureate head of Zeus right / Herakles strangling the Nemean Lion; bow and quiver to right. Paeonian Hoard 63 (same obv. die); HGC 3, 142. Lightly toned, typical die wear on obverse. EF. Well centered.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the James Barry Collection. Ex CNG inventory 720263 (May 2000).</i></p><p>Estimate of $1000 sold for $3500.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 357</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175867[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. </b><i>temp.<b> Xerxes I to Darios II. </b></i>Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14.5mm, 8.31 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing <i>kidaris</i> and <i>kandys</i>, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, <i>Administration</i> 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Lustrous. Good VF. Well centered.</p><p><br /></p><p>Estimate $1500 sold for $4500</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 363</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175870[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. </b>305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.19 g, 12h). Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 294-282 BC. Diademed head right, wearing aegis around neck; tiny Δ behind ear / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; to left, P above monogram. CPE 132; Svoronos 252; SNG Copenhagen 69. Attractive cabinet tone. EF.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the El Medina Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CII.8 (October 1994), no. 6283.</i></p><p>Estimate $1000 sold for $3750.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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