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On a whim this evening I set the parameters in the advanced search function at VCoins to $15,000 and above, just to see what the hits looked like. The search resulted in 89 items, a few of which were antiquities. Here is a selection from the group. Augustus denarius, $22,072  Queen Arsinoe II octadrachm, $30,000  Messana tetradrachm, $19,000  Kyrene gold stater, $69,820  Caracalla aureus, $33,006  Antoninus Pius aureus, $22,850  Marcus Aurelius medallion, $27,868  Leontini tetradrachm, $21,000  Pantikapaion stater, $75,000  Lusius Verus aureus, $22,500  Metapontion tetrobol or third stater, $15,500  Kroisos stater, $21,068  Mithradates VI Pontic Kingdom stater, $49,500  |
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United States
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Sorry their all gone now. I just bought them all.  . Stunning coins. |
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United States
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Nice eye candy! My fave is the stater from Pantikapaion.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Nice coins, but too pricey.
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United Kingdom
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Can you imagine the collections of the people who buy such things?
For use mere mortals if we had the money I am sure several nice coins would be preferable, the kind of people who buys these I am sure money is not an issue... they surely would already have many jawdropping coins.
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Valued Member
United States
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Eye-popping coins! I think its time to pony up Bob!! Ask the boss for a raise.
Steve S.
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Eye-popping coins! I think its time to pony up Bob!! Ask the boss for a raise. Yeah, right, Steve...I'm a teacher. At a school suffering severely from state cut-backs. 'Nuff said. Seriously, what surprises me with these coins is that they are even listed through VCoins, as opposed to being auctioned off in the biggie international auctions that attract the types of individuals who invest in this higher end material. Perhaps some of the dealers are listing them with a thought that, down the line - if they don't move, then they'll be auctioned.
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 Not sure why, but that Arsinoe II is my favorite of the bunch. And while these are some pretty big-ticket items, what shocks me the most is that not a single one holds a candle to the "rockstar" US classic rarities; the 1913 V nickels and their ilk. Several Cheerios dollars have even beaten these out! Guess I just can't fathom those who don't share our passion
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for sharing. They are all stunning. The Kyrene stater is my favorite with that four-horsed chariot. The Pantikapaion stater is my runner up favorite.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Great! Now I have drool all over my key board...  |
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Great! Now I have drool all over my key board... Moxking- great! now I splurted coffee all over my keyboard and shirt when I read your comment. Oh and about those coins. That is one amazing group of stuff that I can dream about.
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United States
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As always, big money talks. I can't say which is my favorite since I was attracted to different coins for different reasons. The Lydian lion and bull is always a favorite for me, but the detail on the tetradrachm of Messana and the Kyrene stater blew me away. Then again, the personality in the portrait on that denarius of Augustus!?!
Thanks for taking the time to share that with us, Bob.
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United States
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Maybe the reason they were listed on Vcoins and not consigned to an auction house is that the coins would have to be either shipped or taken to the auction house. Being listed on Vcoins seller holds onto them. The auctions fees are most likely higher at the auction house than Vcoin fees. An auction house would give and low and high sale estimate, the seller could put a reserve on the item and if it didn't sell than it would have to be shipped back to the seller. On Vcoins the seller names his price, the buyer and seller are able to come to a sale price directly cutting out the middle man. The whole time the coin has never left the sellers hands.
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United States
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Here are some more from the VCoins group: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus solidus, $18,407  Larissa stater, $15,868  Hadrian aureus, $20,946  Domitian aureus, $38,083  And a few from the stratosphere ($10,000 and up) at Ma-Shops: Aurelianus aureus, $33,733  Ptolemy I Soter pentadrachme, $21,726  Nero sestertius, $13,722  Gaul hemistater of the Aulerci Eburovices, $11,206  Persis tetradrachm, $27,444  |
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I'll be waiting for you to send me mine, Bob...  Those are some mighty fine chunks of metal...  Edited by Crazyb0
07/12/2017 5:48 pm
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United States
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It would be something else to have a collection of these stunning works of art. My memory isn't as good as it use to be, but I do seem to recall that we have a member that has a set of the twelve Caesars in both gold and silver.
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Posted 07/12/2017 12:42 am
