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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8163755, member: 97383&quot;]If anyone thought the ancient coin &quot;bubble&quot; had broken, guess again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The ancient coin market is alive &amp; well despite hoards of coins like the Owls flooding the market <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I bid on 6 coins &amp; managed to win 2 of them, but won&#039;t post them until they are in my talons <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Pictured below are photos of coins from the auction that impressed or shocked me. All the prices realized include the buyer&#039;s premium. For an enlarged view just click the coin&#039;s image. Comments are welcome <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1425110[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Lot 29. LUCANIA Metapontum, circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol: 2.79 gm, 13.5 mm, 1 h. Estimate $7,500, price realized $57,600 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! This handsome little gold coin was auctioned 3 years ago at CNG for $10,000.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1425121[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Lot 101. SICILY Syracuse, struck circa 405-400 BC. AR Decadrachm: 43.32 gm, 35 mm, 12 h. Both obverse &amp; reverse are signed by Kimon. This coin was deaccessioned from the Coin &amp; Medal Cabinet of the French National Museum in 1962. Estimate $60,000, price realized $252,000. This breathtaking gem was one of the auction highlights <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1425125[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Lot 144. MACEDON Chalkidian League, circa 283-282 BC. AR Tetrabol: 2.41 gm, 14.5 mm, 6 h. Estimate $1,000, price realized $26,400 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! This little gem was a shocker <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The mesmerizing portrait of Apollo looks like a teenager <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1425130[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Lot 250. IONIA, circa 650-600 BC. EL Trite (1/3 stater): 4.78 gm, 12.5 mm. Estimate $5,000, price realized $50,400 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! I think most people would pass by this little blob of electrum if they saw it at a flea market <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1425135[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Lot 536. EGYPT Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm: 14.09 gm, 24 mm, 1 h. Estimate $3,000, price realized $36,000 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! This is a rare early portrait of the young king, struck circa 199-198 BC.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1425147[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Lot 585. INDIA Kushan Empire, Vima Kadphises, circa AD 113-127. AV Double Dinar: 15.94 gm, 26 mm, 12 h. This very rare coin is part of the bilingual series that was struck at the Baktria Mint. Estimate $50,000, price realized $252,000 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! <i>Ex Archytas Collection. </i>Kushan gold coins were HOT. Is this an indication of a booming economy in India today <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1425154[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Lot 237. IONIA Magnesia ad Maeandrum, circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm: 16.61 gm, 32.5 mm, 12 h. Estimate $2,000, price realized $9,000 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />!</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I bought an example of this coin type from Roma Auction XIX, 2 years ago that compares favorably to the CNG coin above for $2,800 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1425162[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>IONIA Magnesia ad Maeandrum, circa 150-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm: 16.89 gm, 31 mm, 12 h. At one time this coin was slabbed by NGC, AU*, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1425163[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Lot 713. MESOPOTAMIA Edessa. Caracalla, AD 198-217. Billon Tetradrachm: 14.74 gm, 26 mm, 11 h. Estimate $1,000, price realized $1,320.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I was bidding on this coin when all of a sudden I was disconnected <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! By the time I got reconnected the coin had sold <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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