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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2852826, member: 57495&quot;]We&#039;re continuing our climb up the price ladder, and I&#039;m curious to see what this next bracket will bring...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><b>Let&#039;s see a sampling of your $150 coins (or anything between $125 - $175). </b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin is an older purchase (ie., not bought in the past few years), please let us know roughly when bought it.&nbsp; If the coin was part of a bulk or large lot purchase, it would be helpful to mention that too.&nbsp; I&#039;ll kick things off with a few of mine... </p><p><br /></p><p>This A-Pi drachm of Alexandria was just slightly over $125 shipped and came with some extras - <i>the </i>Roman-Egypt provenance (ex Dattari Collection), and the rare &#039;domed Nilometer&#039; depiction on the reverse.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]677372[/ATTACH]<b>ANTONINUS PIUS</b></p><p>AE Drachm. 21.28g, 32.3mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 17 (AD 153-154). RPC 14929 (this coin cited). Dattari-Savio Pl. 141, 2763 (this coin). O: Laureate head right. R: Nilus, with crocodile beside him, reclining left, holding reed and cornucopia from which issues Genius holding wreath; to left, a dome inscribed Iς (for 16 cubits), in front of which stands a Genius; L-IZ (date) in field. </p><p><br /></p><p>I simply loved the old collection look of this Hadrian denarius and its scarce reverse, featuring Oceanus and his crab-pincer horns.&nbsp; Just under $150. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]677373[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>HADRIAN</b></p><p>AR Denarius. 2.98g, 19.1mm. Rome mint, AD 119-125. RIC 75a. O: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right. R: P M TR P COS III, Oceanus reclining left on a dolphin, crab claw horns on his head, holding an anchor in his right hand.</p><p><i>Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>A &#039;late lifetime or early posthumous issue&#039; Alexander the Great tetradrachm that will not be everyone&#039;s cup of tea.&nbsp; But hey, to each his own... $170 shipped.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]677374[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander the Great. </b></p><p>AR Tetradrachm. 17.4g, 31.9mm x 25.5mm. Pella mint, late lifetime or early posthumous issue, circa 325-315 BC. Price 245. O: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. R: AΛEΞAN∆POY, Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle with closed wings; club in left field. </p><p>Notes from a 2014 Heritage auction listing for another specimen of Price 245:</p><p><i>&quot;An extremely rare type; we have been unable to find any examples of this particular Price number having been sold in the past decade.&quot;</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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