Several nice ancients for sale/trade
SmEagle1795
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I've been working on some upgrades to my collection and have a few of my duplicates which are up for sale. I'll accept Paypal or coins/bullion in trade. Most of my prices are at or right around my purchase price, but I'll consider any offers. I can provide any additional photographs or detail in the thread or via PM.
Alexander the Great tetradrachm $2,000
This used to be in an NGC AU* 5/5 - 4/5 holder. It's a lifetime/early posthumous issue, in a very nice style with subtle toning. The "fabric" of the coin is also incredible: I've very rarely seen such pristine edges and such a great planchet. It has just a touch of wear on the highest points but is otherwise fantastic. It's a bit lighter in hand than the pictures show, but it's pretty close.
Antigonos III Doson tetradrachm $3,750
This is a massive coin, with an extremely broad flan and nice iridescent toning on the obverse in a great style for the type. It is pedigreed to "the PGB Collection, purchased from F. Knobloch in 1968". The reverse has a touch of porosity, but not enough for Nomos to mention it when it was sold previously.
Argos stater $3,000
I have this priced a bit over my cost as Heritage really failed to capture the toning in the auction I bought it from. It is deeply iridescent, well centered and struck on a broad flan, and Choice Extremely Fine.
Dionysis stater $3,600
This is ex. BCD, and I purchased it from Baldwin's (for my asking price). It is much nicer in hand than the pictures show, but it does have some metal issues, although that's fairly common for these coins. However, it is very nicely centered - which is particularly uncommon - in great style and very attractively toned (more dramatically in person as well).
Petillius Capitolinus denarius $700
A nice, old-cabinet toned example, with some light iridescence.
Hadrian aureus POR
This coin is the plate coin in the Calico book (1226) and a beautifully preserved example, in Good EF. The circle around the horse/rider on the reverse is a die alignment mark, inscribed by the best engravers who wanted to ensure the coin remained well centered. I'm looking to upgrade this at some point to a "travel series" aureus of Hadrian - there's one in an upcoming auction at the moment which I will be attempting to win. If I don't, I'll probably consign this one to an auction as that's a more appropriate place to sell it, but I thought I'd give the forum a crack at it first!
Alexander the Great tetradrachm $2,000
This used to be in an NGC AU* 5/5 - 4/5 holder. It's a lifetime/early posthumous issue, in a very nice style with subtle toning. The "fabric" of the coin is also incredible: I've very rarely seen such pristine edges and such a great planchet. It has just a touch of wear on the highest points but is otherwise fantastic. It's a bit lighter in hand than the pictures show, but it's pretty close.
Antigonos III Doson tetradrachm $3,750
This is a massive coin, with an extremely broad flan and nice iridescent toning on the obverse in a great style for the type. It is pedigreed to "the PGB Collection, purchased from F. Knobloch in 1968". The reverse has a touch of porosity, but not enough for Nomos to mention it when it was sold previously.
Argos stater $3,000
I have this priced a bit over my cost as Heritage really failed to capture the toning in the auction I bought it from. It is deeply iridescent, well centered and struck on a broad flan, and Choice Extremely Fine.
Dionysis stater $3,600
This is ex. BCD, and I purchased it from Baldwin's (for my asking price). It is much nicer in hand than the pictures show, but it does have some metal issues, although that's fairly common for these coins. However, it is very nicely centered - which is particularly uncommon - in great style and very attractively toned (more dramatically in person as well).
Petillius Capitolinus denarius $700
A nice, old-cabinet toned example, with some light iridescence.
Hadrian aureus POR
This coin is the plate coin in the Calico book (1226) and a beautifully preserved example, in Good EF. The circle around the horse/rider on the reverse is a die alignment mark, inscribed by the best engravers who wanted to ensure the coin remained well centered. I'm looking to upgrade this at some point to a "travel series" aureus of Hadrian - there's one in an upcoming auction at the moment which I will be attempting to win. If I don't, I'll probably consign this one to an auction as that's a more appropriate place to sell it, but I thought I'd give the forum a crack at it first!
Learn about our world's shared history told through the first millennium of coinage: Colosseo Collection
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I like the Thessalian drachm. Stunning indeed.
I had my eye on an Owl (the particular one I want being $950-ish), IF I can sell my Caligula and one or two others.
But that's just about as tempting as the Owl I've been scoping out.
would really love to own it