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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 25744718, member: 92212&quot;]I know, right?!?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1644423[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I would however say that $50 is too low IMO.&nbsp; If I particularly wanted an example of this type/variety (LI<u>H</u>) in comparable condition, I&#039;d expect to have to pay $200 given today&#039;s prices, and the unusually decent centering for the type.&nbsp; But yes, $1100 + 20% fees, is... well... a&nbsp; price too <b>$</b><font size="4"><b>TEEP!&nbsp; </b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>It should be pointed out that almost amazingly, this hammer was 4.5X<b> (450%!!!)</b> of the hammer price from just less than 3 years ago for the exact same specimen at the same auction house.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8778366" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8778366" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8778366</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Somebody must have REALLY fallen in love with the coin, and/or perhaps a classic bidding war took place.&nbsp; (Other possibilities of course are that it was purchased by (a) someone who knew the famous name of Pontius Pilate, but did not have a familiarity with ancient coins and their value... or by (b) someone who has VERY deep pockets and simply wasn&#039;t in any need to restrict themselves from spending whatever it took to get this example.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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