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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3166322, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m not AJ but cannot refrain from jumping in here.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not a <i>marketing </i>story, it is the rare instance of preserved contemporary histories allowing us to know the exceptional circumstances of this coin&#039;s origin from an important time in ancient history.&nbsp; That is the desirable thing here.&nbsp; It&#039;s not about the quality of the coin&#039;s engraving, state of preservation, or whether a noncollector would be impressed with the coin&#039;s looks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes there are large numbers of ancient coins with equal or greater rarity.&nbsp; It&#039;s not just about the rarity and I bet if a hundred more of these turned up, the prices would remain strong because of collector demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for selling it to fund &quot;several nicer coins&quot;... have you looked through his collection?&nbsp; While not inexpensive, this coin was not a stretch.&nbsp; He can buy &quot;several nicer coins&quot; without selling this Athens gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion though... and now I&#039;ve said mine <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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