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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4825105, member: 110226"]Thank you. The cost was indeed steep and I sold a good portion of the collection which included some pretty rare coins, both world and ancient back in 1997. As I mentioned it was purchased at a bad time for us, but who could foresee the future? </p><p><br /></p><p>This type does come on to the market, usually through auction, but many examples have not bee treated well - they've been cleaned, mishandled or have significant flaws. The hydraulic machinery used to strike them must have been substantial and very impressive.</p><p><br /></p><p>For myself, this is a coin that was worth the cost. I've been looking at the dekadrachms of Syracuse, but they seem more readily available, but tend to fetch high prices because of their artistry, even for coins with problems - die rust (quite common), corrosion, harsh or inappropriate cleaning, uneven or off-center strike, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4825105, member: 110226"]Thank you. The cost was indeed steep and I sold a good portion of the collection which included some pretty rare coins, both world and ancient back in 1997. As I mentioned it was purchased at a bad time for us, but who could foresee the future? This type does come on to the market, usually through auction, but many examples have not bee treated well - they've been cleaned, mishandled or have significant flaws. The hydraulic machinery used to strike them must have been substantial and very impressive. For myself, this is a coin that was worth the cost. I've been looking at the dekadrachms of Syracuse, but they seem more readily available, but tend to fetch high prices because of their artistry, even for coins with problems - die rust (quite common), corrosion, harsh or inappropriate cleaning, uneven or off-center strike, etc.[/QUOTE]
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