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I Bought A Whatsit! But... Whatsit?

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 Posted 10/17/2017  1:15 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Finn235 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I had already scored a coin from a UK seller who charges like $11 in shipping, so I spent the past week trying to win other items on middling bids. Got this for just over $4.

Seller couldn't identify it, but guessed it was a Celtic issue from the black Sea region, c. 2-3rd century BC. I can't find any evidence to even remotely support that hypothesis.

AR "obol" 7mm, 0.36g
Crowned, bearded head left
Legend AHV/DV/MV?

Seller's pics, will be a few weeks before it arrives.
I-Bought-A-Whatsit!-But...-Whatsit?

Initial searches have come up with zilch. I love a good challenge, but I'll take any ideas that pop up.
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 Posted 10/20/2017  6:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pertinax to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
$11 is actually marginally less than cost for a International Tracked & Signed packet from UK to USA and doesn't include any money for the packaging.

If you know a cheaper way to send coins safely to USA, please let the rest of us in on the secret.

I never send anything by ordinary post now since 1/4 of packages never arrive. USPS seems to be useful; they don't respond to emails and don't answer the phone.
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 Posted 10/21/2017  09:35 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Finn235 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Oh no judgement at all! I once sold a small lot of coins to an international buyer... the cheapest option on ebay was $35! Ended up taking it to the post office and saying "I need to ship this for as little money as possible." Which worked out to be $17, and it was confiscated by foreign customs and never seen again.

I'm envious of my sellers in India who can ship 4-5 ounces for the equivalent of $2.50.
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 Posted 10/21/2017  4:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add arnoldoe to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I bought a few coins from the same seller earlier this year..
I asked if he could do cheaper shipping since it was only about 10 dollars for the coins I bought and he said
"Yes I can send by normal post for £3.50 at your risk."
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10/21/2017 4:47 pm
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