Benefactor kirispupis Posted April 12 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 12 Recently, I went through the current Roma auction and was intrigued to see a number of items listed as "not suitable for US import". I must admit I can't find a particular pattern as to why. - The listings are both on the expensive and cheap end - There are a number of Seleukids marked, but not all - There is one Sassanian marked, but the others are fine - Similarly with the Baktrian coins - maybe half are marked The best I can tell, coins from modern day Iraq seem to be marked, but I haven't looked at enough of them to say for sure. There's one issue from Sybaris that's marked, and that was obviously not from Iraq. Would anyone have any ideas? I'm wondering if this is related to the lawsuit, or if US customs has clamped down on a particular subset of coins. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted April 12 · Supporter Share Posted April 12 (edited) It must relate to the statement under all the coins: "Our commitment to ethical and responsible provenance: the consignor affirms that this auction lot is their lawful property to sell, and where cultural property restrictions may exist, that it meets the requirements to be legally imported into the United States and Germany unless specifically stated otherwise." This appeared after the lawsuit and presumably they are covering themselves a lot more since then. Anything without a long provenance from a country with a MOU (or on the US banned list)? Edited April 12 by John Conduitt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted April 12 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 12 Has anyone read anything lately about the status of the Richard Beale case? I know he pled guilty last September, and his next court appearance was supposed to be in March 2024, but I haven't seen any updates since then, and can't seem to find the docket report in the usual place. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted April 12 · Supporter Share Posted April 12 I bought one coin in the recent auction and was told the bank account had changed yet again. That's not a great sign. Of course they could have had 3 banks in a year for other reasons, but.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted April 12 · Member Share Posted April 12 Glad that I live in Canada. No restrictions here😉 we can collect to our hearts content. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted April 12 · Supporter Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, kirispupis said: There's one issue from Sybaris that's marked There's something about that coin, assuming you mean the alliance coin. It was unsold in a 2022 auction by them, and had a strange comment about some upcoming publication that as far as I know never happened. Also, the last time they tried to sell it it did not have the "no US purchase" caveat. Despite supposedly being from a pre-1945 collection. Not for me! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rand Posted April 12 · Supporter Share Posted April 12 I suppose the "not suitable for US import" statement makes this sale an important provenance. While non-US customers may be able to buy the coins at discounted price, the coins may be forever doomed for a future sale to the US or even bringing personal collections there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted April 12 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 12 (edited) It looks like another deluge of standardized owls, 238 this time, with one additional intermediate Pi Style (worn obverse die it seems). The spigot is wide open. Lots of Tigranes II tetradrachms as well. If you're looking for a type coin, this might be a good opportunity to acquire a previously pricey coin. Edited April 12 by robinjojo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted April 12 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Deinomenid said: I bought one coin in the recent auction and was told the bank account had changed yet again. That's not a great sign. Of course they could have had 3 banks in a year for other reasons, but.... I noticed that too and was a bit concerned. I've yet to have an issue with them delivering anything though. They usually ship quickly and it arrives from London to Seattle in a few days. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted April 12 · Supporter Share Posted April 12 4 hours ago, DonnaML said: Has anyone read anything lately about the status of the Richard Beale case? I know he pled guilty last September, and his next court appearance was supposed to be in March 2024, but I haven't seen any updates since then, and can't seem to find the docket report in the usual place. The case seemed to move on the website and it seems to be progressing very slowly (though I know nothing about these matters). https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/Detail?which=case&docketNumber=m52H5JZ5W7KM2NEWgvSc5jT9i2eREBcJf_PLUS_ZwWAFKwfI=&courtType=U&countyId=K4i18rFVPQh5HTQ/kUoO3Q==&docketId=3gbtRNdkovun89tcAxf0dg==&docketDseq=T/O1YN_PLUS_BG65HkOeqEnpAkw==&defendantName=Beale,+Richard&county=&court=New+York+Supreme+Criminal+Court&recordType=U&recordNum= ATB, Aidan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted April 12 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 12 23 minutes ago, akeady said: The case seemed to move on the website and it seems to be progressing very slowly (though I know nothing about these matters). https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/Detail?which=case&docketNumber=m52H5JZ5W7KM2NEWgvSc5jT9i2eREBcJf_PLUS_ZwWAFKwfI=&courtType=U&countyId=K4i18rFVPQh5HTQ/kUoO3Q==&docketId=3gbtRNdkovun89tcAxf0dg==&docketDseq=T/O1YN_PLUS_BG65HkOeqEnpAkw==&defendantName=Beale,+Richard&county=&court=New+York+Supreme+Criminal+Court&recordType=U&recordNum= ATB, Aidan. That's where I looked earlier: the site must not have been working. Looks like there was an appearance in March, but everything got adjourned until December. Why, I can't speculate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velarfricative Posted April 12 · Member Share Posted April 12 They sure are selling a lot of coin cabinets this sale, 58 lots and quite a few look very expensive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted April 13 · Member Share Posted April 13 I'm hoping the absurd restrictions (ooh, scary Syria!) don't spread to vcoins. I've always been interested in Iranian coins, especially Sasanian (they're just so darn neat), so that's nothing new, but I've also been dipping my toe into coins of the caliphate, just to show what I think of such restrictions. I've also always loved the Seleucids. I was the kid who rooted for Cobra in the GI Joe cartoons, enjoyed music of the Sex Pistols, etc. I.e. the non-conformist. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted April 18 · Member Share Posted April 18 Sincona auction/ also states that US bidders cannot bid on their Iranian (Kian Collection) due too import restrictions. Luckily I can bid on them😉 less competition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted April 18 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted April 18 39 minutes ago, panzerman said: Sincona auction/ also states that US bidders cannot bid on their Iranian (Kian Collection) due too import restrictions. Luckily I can bid on them😉 less competition. True, though as I remember you have to pay a 20% import duty that we don't have. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted April 18 · Member Share Posted April 18 Well 13% to be precise. But/ there are ways to avoid that, by sending it discreetly.😇 I have a fellow in Spain who decided to purchase my entire bug collection over 10 years span. He agreed to buy 3K euros each month/ he then pays for my coin auction wins and I get coin shipped via Spain to me. The Beijing museum also bought a wack of my stuff. Probably should have never gotten into butterflies/ used all that $$$ to have bought coins. Many beautifull things to get/ this is still my number one goal.....sound of that 427 is awesome. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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