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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7881320, member: 97383&quot;]Collectors are willing to pay high prices for common coins that demonstrate attractive die engraving, are well struck, and are in extraordinary condition. The coin pictured below recently sold at <b>Roma E-Sale 88</b>. I&#039;ve seen well over a dozen examples of the coin type pictured below, Prieur 636, McAlee 1153e, sell at auction over the last 5 years, but none as fine as this coin. The coin had an estimate of 200 GBP ($277.00) but ended up selling for 1,200 GBP (6 times the hammer price), $1,992,82 including the buyers premium <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! I was the high bidder on this coin at 240 GBP ($332.00) until the live auction began. It didn&#039;t take long for my bid to get steamrolled <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1359050[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Antioch-Syria, Herennius Etruscus as Caesar, AD 251-252, Officina 5 (5 dots under the bust). Billon Tetradrachm: 13.43 gm, 27 mm, 12 h. <i>Ex Nomos AG. </i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>I guess I&#039;ll have to be content with the example I won at auction about a year ago for $192.00 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1359054[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Antioch-Syria, Herennius Etruscus as Caesar, AD 251-252, Officina 5. Billon Tetradrachm: 10.88 gm, 25 mm, 5 h. NGC Ch AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. <i>Ex Heritage Auction #232043, Lot 63135.</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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