Al Kowsky Posted January 10 · Member Share Posted January 10 If anyone was thinking that the ancient coin market was getting soft, think againĀ š. All areas of the market are alive & robust. My area of interest is Roman silver provincialĀ tetradrachms & I bid on 11 coins, only to getĀ steamrolledĀ on all my bidsĀ š. One factor that made winning anything difficult was the buyers premium ofĀ 22.5%. In my case an additionalĀ 8% NYS tax is added onto that. Last year the market was softer & I scored some rare coins at good prices. Never theĀ less, sitting through a Triton auction is always a treat. The coins pictured below have the winning bids added with theĀ 22.5%Ā buyers premium. Lot 476. $67,375 https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2S6/asia-minor-uncertain-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-cistophorus-27mm-1170-g-uncertain-mint-in-asia-minor-struck-soon-after-27-bc-ef Lot 479. $11,636 https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2SC/asia-minor-uncertain-claudius-with-agrippina-ad-41-54-ar-cistophorus-26mm-1144-g-6h-ephesus-mint-group-ii-ad-51-good-vf Lot 483. $11,638. This rough looking coin sold well below estimate. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2SK/seleucis-and-pieria-antioch-mark-antony-cleopatra-vii-of-egypt-36-bc-ar-tetradrachm-25mm-1508-g-1h-struck-circa-36-34-bc-vf Lot 482. $3,981. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2SI/cyrrhestica-hierapolis-caracalla-ad-198-217-bi-tetradrachm-26mm-1316-g-12h-struck-ad-215-217-ef Lot 485. $1,164. This coin may have been a bargain. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2SO/seleucis-and-pieria-antioch-nero-as-caesar-ad-50-54-ar-didrachm-20mm-713-g-12h-struck-under-claudius-near-ef Lot 487. $3,369. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2SS/seleucis-and-pieria-antioch-galba-ad-68-69-ar-tetradrachm-27mm-1494-g-12h-dated-ry-2-ad-689-good-vf Lot 491. $2,756. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2T0/seleucis-and-pieria-antioch-vespasian-ad-69-79-ar-tetradrachm-28mm-1530-g-12h-dated-new-holy-year-2-ad-6970-ef Lot 492. $3,369. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2T2/seleucis-and-pieria-antioch-geta-as-caesar-ad-198-209-bi-tetradrachm-27mm-1333-g-12h-struck-ad-205-207-choice-ef Lot 496. $5,666. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2TA/phoenicia-aradus-caracalla-ad-198-217-bi-tetradrachm-27mm-1413-g-11h-struck-ad-215-217-ef Lot 514. $3,063. https://auctions.cngcoins.com/lots/view/4-C0S2UA/judaea-gaza-caracalla-198-217-ce-bi-tetradrachm-235mm-1358-g-12h-struck-215-217-ce-near-ef Ā Ā Ā 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted January 11 · Member Share Posted January 11 Nice examples and good area of interest, I have been curious about these as of late. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted January 11 · Member Share Posted January 11 Al my friend/ no one could have said it better/ plus showed the evidence! Sadly there is no end in sight to this trend. It used to be back in the 1800s/ only the aristocracy/ industrialists/ and more or less "rich people" could afford to dabble in numismatics. Back then the 1 percent really were the elite. Today we have a affluent middle class/ which is growing in leaps and bounds/ thus more people have money for fun stuff like coins. The supply is very limited to the growing demand/ esp. for classical high grade material. Thus Al's posted exs/ all beautifull/ top grade works of art/ sold for top dollar. Just a reality check/ ancients/ most world coinage is still very underpriced compared to US counterparts. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broucheion Posted January 12 · Member Share Posted January 12 Hi All, Collecting coins was always known as "the hobby of kings". - Broucheion 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted January 12 · Supporter Share Posted January 12 There was a chap sittingĀ in that auction with a mere $50m Greek collection.Ā No idea about Roman. My poor little mind isĀ just thinking pathetically well maybeĀ he has everything so isn't a threat.... 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limes Posted January 12 · Supporter Share Posted January 12 I'd be afraid to touch that Cleopatra/Antony tet. The surface looks as if the coin can turn into dust any second! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted January 12 · Supporter Share Posted January 12 Some beauties. Thanks Al for showing them Q 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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