Good day ladies and gentleman, I was looking at an auction today and one of the coins amazed me. Not necessarily because of conservation, design, rarity (as far as I know), but because of ... price realized. Thessaly. Thebai circa 302-286 BC. Trichalkon Æ 22 mm., 7,42 g. This was not on my wishlist, I was just waiting for the coins I was hunting to go live. It's a nice coin, described as VF by the auction house (I agree). I found similar coins on different websites and previous auctions, in similar conditions (perhaps slightly more wear) but the price had 2 digits. This coin had the hammer price ... with 4 digits in EUR. Is there anything I am missing? is this coin rarer than I think? I never judge prices and in my opinion everybody is free to pay however they want, but ... I would like to understand if this is really something extraordinary or just 2 eccentric bidders that wanted it (badly).
It shows on the reverse Protesilaos, the first Greek to disembark and die in the assault on Troy. Excellent condition, comparatively. Highly desirable to Trojan War buffs.
Interesting. I was a little shocked when I saw the price rising and rising. But when it comes to ancient I am not surprised, especially the other way around, when the price is lower than I expect (and especially when I'm the winner )
