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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 25337144, member: 110226&quot;]I do find auctions increasingly unaffordable, what with the fees, currency conversion for overseas auctions and rising shipping charges.&nbsp; It is easy to be lured into these venues when the bidding becomes heated and all common sense is thrown out the window.&nbsp; VCoins and MA Shops are becoming my focus these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, in Roma&#039;s case they did become a focal point for the selling of hoard coins, posted mostly in their E-Sale auctions.&nbsp; Their notoriety was centered mainly on the sale of the Alexander III decadrachms from Gaza, a few years ago, and the infamous Eid Mar aureus affair from last year.&nbsp; That&#039;s the straw that eventually broke the camel&#039;s back, I think. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure that other auction houses are conduits for the sale/liquidation of coins coming from hoards, sometimes from conflict zones such as Syria.&nbsp; Documenting the trail is difficult if not impossible.&nbsp; I know from personal experience that a fairly large hoard of Egyptian imitation owls from Syria, I was told, appeared in 2022 in Israel.&nbsp; At the same time it seems that these coins were appearing in auctions, such as Roma and CNG, the two houses that I have followed, the former much more frequently than the latter. </p><p><br /></p><p>This year, and 2023 as well, Tigranes II tetradrachms are appearing in quantity, another hoard no doubt.&nbsp; The last Roma E-Sale had several, along with over 200 Athenian owls.</p><p><br /></p><p>For all of their problems, I will miss Roma, and I wish the staff the best of luck in their future careers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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