Yes I did, very successfully. I thought a large number of the prices were weak but some were very strong. I was outbid on a few and came close to my max on the two which I won, but I persevered!
I'll make a separate thread when I receive these but I figure it can't hurt to spoil the surprise a bit now
Lot 4022: Sicily, Syrakuse. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. Silver Dekadrachm (43.49g) struck ca. 400-390 BC
Lot 4123: Octavian. Gold Aureus (7.8g) minted at Rome, 32-31 BC
Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
Two multi-coin lots caught my eye, but when I inspected them pre-sale one would have only added one coin and upgraded two and the other would have added two with no upgrades. In both cases I decided that I'd have to bid far more than the lot was worth to me, so maybe next time.
Wow! Fantastic pieces all. I'm especially drawn to the two non-ancient gold pieces (are they Dutch?) and the Greek Syracuse piece. In fact, I'm especially drawn to that Syracuse piece.
Some very nice pieces shown above. I just bid on one lot which I won so cheap it's embarrassing, but it's tough to find these small billion coins in high grade.
1767 Mulhausen-Thuringen 6 Pfenning in 63:
Mulhausen was established by Emperor Heinrich I (918-36) and had an imperial mint in the 12th and 13th C. It was granted the right to mint it's own coins beginning in 1496 and was absorbed by Prussia in 1802.
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I'll make a separate thread when I receive these but I figure it can't hurt to spoil the surprise a bit now
Lot 4022: Sicily, Syrakuse. Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. Silver Dekadrachm (43.49g) struck ca. 400-390 BC
Lot 4123: Octavian. Gold Aureus (7.8g) minted at Rome, 32-31 BC
I took a few more modern pieces at nice quality. The 1/4 taler is generally not what I look for yet this one has a nice appeal to it.
Charles VI 1/4 Taler NGC MS-62
1879 Double Florin Wedding Commemorative NGC MS-63
1876 Double Florin NGC MS-63
That Sicily piece has amazing details - look at the spokes how cool is that?
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
I did not play - there was very little material in my area of interest.
Lot 5078
Lot 5088
Lo 5683
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How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
1767 Mulhausen-Thuringen 6 Pfenning in 63:
Mulhausen was established by Emperor Heinrich I (918-36) and had an imperial mint in the 12th and 13th C. It was granted the right to mint it's own coins beginning in 1496 and was absorbed by Prussia in 1802.
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