lordmarcovan Posted September 15 · Member Share Posted September 15 I paid too much, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Litra (12mm, 0.62 g, 10h). Struck circa 460-450 BC. Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia / Octopus. Boehringer Series XIIIa, 415–422 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 2, 1375. Old cabinet tone. VF. Ex Stack’s (5 August 2020), lot 22017, hammer $440; Spink 325 (21 June 2016), lot 84. 21 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted September 15 · Member Share Posted September 15 I like these, but could never find a nice one when I actually had money. Late archaic style so representative of the period, what's not to love? Yours is quite lovely, well centered with a decent strike. Congratulations! ~ Peter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted September 15 · Supporter Share Posted September 15 3 hours ago, lordmarcovan said: I paid too much, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Litra (12mm, 0.62 g, 10h). Struck circa 460-450 BC. Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia / Octopus. Boehringer Series XIIIa, 415–422 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 2, 1375. Old cabinet tone. VF. Ex Stack’s (5 August 2020), lot 22017, hammer $440; Spink 325 (21 June 2016), lot 84. What a beautiful little coin! 🤩 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted September 15 · Member Share Posted September 15 (edited) Definitely worth it! this octopus was the reason why I paid nearly 80 aud for the coin below, the highest I've ever paid for a numismatic coin 5 years back! But here's my question, if your coin was hammered for $440? am I right in assuming the end cost would be around $550 with all the premiums and shipping? Edited September 15 by JayAg47 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted September 15 · Supporter Share Posted September 15 Fairly sure this is a lovely CNG coin from a few days ago. (The $440 was a price paid a few years ago.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted September 16 · Member Share Posted September 16 Fantastic octopus! Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted September 16 · Member Author Share Posted September 16 My hammer price was $750 at CNG. Like I said, probably too much. I would have loved to pay the $440 archive price from a few years ago, but that would not have won this month’s auction. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted September 16 · Member Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, lordmarcovan said: My hammer price was $750 at CNG. Like I said, probably too much. I would have loved to pay the $440 archive price from a few years ago, but that would not have won this month’s auction. Would you have bought this coin for 150 USD, it's on offer by a local ebay dealer, albeit a chipped example with some horn silver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted September 16 · Member Author Share Posted September 16 No, that’s a neat coin, but not up to my intended quality standards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennos Posted September 17 · Member Share Posted September 17 It's a nice coin for sure. Not so long ago, it was possible to have a decent tetradrachm of the same period at that price... damned inflation ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cazador Posted September 19 · Member Share Posted September 19 On 9/17/2023 at 1:53 AM, Brennos said: It's a nice coin for sure. Not so long ago, it was possible to have a decent tetradrachm of the same period at that price... damned inflation ! Haha, i wish! Now tetra will go for 12-15K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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