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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2836976, member: 56859&quot;]One of the reasons I don&#039;t usually participate in these &quot;how much it cost&quot; threads is that my record-keeping has been extremely lax in the last couple of years.&nbsp; Apparently it was lax before then too, with my only financial record sometimes being a bookmark to the auction page.&nbsp; In the case of old eBay auctions and with the pre Naumann and Gitbud split, those bookmarks are dead.&nbsp; Several of those older purchases probably fit in this bracket.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve done a little better recently, record-wise.&nbsp; Plus, I&#039;ve scored some bargains <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>$82.70</b> (hammer + buyer&#039;s premium, shipping, PayPal fee, and exchange rate) was a bargain for my first ex-Dattari Collection plate coin and perhaps the best deal of that auction.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/tiberiusobolhippo-dattaricollection-rt-jpg.553274/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Tiberius</b></p><p>Year 5, CE 18/9</p><p>AE obol, 20 mm, 4.45 gm</p><p>Obv: bare head right</p><p>Rev: hippopotamus right; TIBEPIoY above; [L] E in exergue</p><p>Ref: Emmett 62.5, R1; Geissen 47; Dattari-Savio 102 (this coin); RPC 5082</p><p><i>ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>$64.83</b> (hammer + buyer&#039;s premium, shipping, PayPal fee, and exchange rate).&nbsp; This is not the best strike but the type is usually problematic in that regard.&nbsp; It was a tasty numismatic snack and goes well with another coin.&nbsp; Zumbly is to blame for this purchase <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-nymphaeum-the-nymphaeum-the-nymphaeum-is-on-fire.272860/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-nymphaeum-the-nymphaeum-the-nymphaeum-is-on-fire.272860/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-nymphaeum-the-nymphaeum-the-nymphaeum-is-on-fire.272860/</a></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/illyria-drachm-nymphaeum-jpg.608365/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ILLYRIA, Apollonia</b></p><p>c. 81-60 BCE</p><p>Aibatios and Chairenos, magistrates.</p><p>AR drachm, 18 mm, 3.2 gm</p><p>Obv: AIBATIOΣ; cow standing left, suckling calf standing right below; in exergue, grain ear left</p><p>Rev: AΠOΛ / XAIPHNOΣ; fire of the Nymphaeum and lagobolon within linear frame</p><p>Ref: Maier 120; SNG Copenhagen 398; HGC 3.1, 5 (I do not own any of these references; seller&#039;s attribution)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>$75.50</b> (hammer + buyer&#039;s premium, shipping, PayPal fee, and exchange rate).&nbsp; An okay price but not a bargain for this common coin.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t really consider the steep fees when I bought this coin at auction. </p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalussacrificing-reflectiontemplate-jpg.454952/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Elagabalus</b></p><p>AR denarius, Rome mint. Struck CE 221-222. 3.55 gm</p><p>Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; laureate and draped bust right, with “horn” on forehead</p><p>Rev: SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB; Elagabalus standing right, holding club and sacrificing from patera over lighted altar; star to right; faint star in left field (likely engraved and then mostly removed by grinding the field).</p><p>Ref: RIC IV 131; Thirion 302; RSC 246</p><p><br /></p><p><b>$70.46</b> (hammer + buyer&#039;s premium, shipping, PayPal fee, and exchange rate).&nbsp; Another plate coin, ex-Dattari <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadriantetagath-dattari-e803-rt-jpg.649108/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian</b></p><p>billon tetradrachm, 22.5 mm, 12.9 gm</p><p>regnal year 5 (CE 120/1)</p><p>Obv: laureate head right, crescent in right field</p><p>Rev: Agathodaemon serpent standing erect right; L-E</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio plate 71, 1532 (this coin); RPC 5270; Emmett 803.5</p><p><i>Ex Dattari Collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1853-1923)</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>$78.28</b> (hammer + buyer&#039;s premium, shipping, PayPal fee, and exchange rate).&nbsp; Aaaand another plate coin, ex-Dattari <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/maximian-alexandria-serapishead-tet-dattari-border-jpg.665613/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Maximian</b></p><p>potin tetradrachm, regnal year 1 (CE 285/6)</p><p>Obv: laureate bust right</p><p>Rev: Alexandria standing left, holding the head of Serapis and a sceptre; L-A</p><p>Ref: Dattari-Savio Pl. 285, 10657 (this coin); Emmett 4093.1</p><p><i>Ex Dattari Collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1853-1923)</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got a few more ex-Dattari coins in this price range.&nbsp; That makes me happy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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