Type? A tetradrachm. An incredibly artistic and well-preserved 2300+ year old chunk of silver struck under the tyrant Agathokles: SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles (317-289 BCE) 310-305 BCE AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm Obv: head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath, earring and necklace; around, three dolphins; under, monogram (NK?) Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, fast chariot charioteer leads to left, holding reins and kentron; above, triskeles; in exergue, monogram Ref: Ierardi 12 (O2-R8); SNG Copenhagen 573 var., SNG ANS 637 ArtCoinsRoma, auction 8, Feb. 2014 The story of its acquisition is here.
I've been buying and collecting coins since 1993 and have only hit the $400 level with a $5 half eagle. I think I may pass that this weekend at a coin show in Dalton, GA.
I can't say that. If I were wealthy, my collection would be much cooler and rarer than the modest pieces I have.
I've been doing much more trading than purchasing lately, but I think that this was the last coin that I dropped several K on.