Advice On Coin

It's a tetradrachm. It's a 'liquidation' type auction of an entire slew of random things, so I thought that I might get a decent deal on this.

If you hunt ebay worldwide and are very patient, I have seen coins go for $110 - 120 shipped from Germany to the US. Maybe not this exact coin, but a similar tetradrachm. Prices are typically $175 - $225 if you buy overseas and ship to the US in my humble / rookie opinion. I am good at ebay though.

Anything under $100 buy buy buy.

Anything under $200 is likely a buy buy buy if you like it.

At $250 range I would need to see price comps honestly and probably better pics.

I would also look up the Price # posted on the coin to see if it is a good match and then what the price comps are on http://www.acsearch.info .


Assuming it is real and you are looking for a bargain, bid confidently to at least $100 and probably at least $150 honestly.

Hope this helps. I am talking US Dollar pricing, adjust accordingly for Canadian Dollars.


I bought one earlier this year from Germany that is slightly nicer in my opinion for $186 delivered to Ohio from Germany.


Edit: if Rufus and Ech think it is worth more than what I say, I would listen to them and not me.

Here are 4 Tetradrachm's from my saved sellers. I bought my Tet off this seller and was very happy. Looked better in hand than in pictures. Obviously not all the same coin, many not remotely similar, but I hope it helps you get some insight into pricing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Savoca-Coin...em3cfe8ac830

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Savoca-Coin...em3cfe9f5c03

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Savoca-Coin...em3cfe8abc0f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Savoca-Coin...em3aad99de92

None of these are very nice honestly but they are cheap at the moment and likely to go cheap. Probably all under $200 US$.


At least this info was free if not useful.

I have 2 in my inventory slated for my upcoming Buy or Bid sale: Myriandos (or Issos) mint, Price #P134 for $185 in gF; Babylon mint, Price #P186 for $270 in VF. (My reply is not meant as a commercial post, that's why I am intentionally excluding images!)

Good point on not getting excited in general auctions.

My go to dealer sells beat up Morgan dollars to a few auctioneers in the area. They list them with the rest of the auction and invariably get someone buying on a hope and a dream. The coins invariably come back into the shop and he tells them they are culls and what he will buy them for and then what he sells them at.

One born every minute.

Some other coins in the same auction btw, none of which have any bids yet (I'm just pasting in their descriptions) are pasted below...If anyone has any interest I can post the pictures, or give you the links. The auction runs out today in 5 1/2 hours.

Julia Mamaea - 'Mother of Severus' Alexander - Augusta 222-235 'Fine'

Gallienus, AD 253-268 AR Antoninianus, Mediolanum Mint VF

3 Silver Ancient 3 Polker Coins (1614-1628 ad)

Vespasian 69-79 AR Denarius Struck 72-73 AD. VF.

Arcadius Ancient Coin. 383AD-408AD. PF-AVG

Roman Egypt - Alexandria Tacitus 275-276 Ancient Coin Elpis, Dated Year 1 (A) VF

Marcus Aurelius AD 161-180 As Caesar. VF. AE as March RIC 1332 Reverse.

Maurice Tiberius 582-602 AD AE Decanummium Year 15 (587 188)Theiapolis Mint - (VF) Patina

'INDO-PARTHIANS' Gondophares Early 1st Century AD. GOOD-VF

Postumus, Romano - Gallic Emperor- A.D. 260-269. AR Antonninus Mint Cit Treveri - Struck 263-265 AD. NICE-VF

Alexandria, Probus (AD 276-282) Potin Tetradrachm. Dated Year 3. VF.

Egypt, Alexandria Nero AD-54-68, Billion Tetradrachm. Dated Year 12 AD 65/66

Egypt Claudius 41-54 BI-Tetradrachm Dated Year 6 (4516) Messalina Holding Two Children. RPC 5164 VF.

Constantius II AS CAESAR 317-37 Follis, Struck at Trier Mint Circa 223-224. Good VF +

NERO, 54-68 AD AE AS LYON Mint, Struck 68AD, Victory Flying Holding Shield. Good- VF.

'Gallienus' 253-268 AD. Antoninianus, Mediolanum Mint VF.

Valerian I, 253-260 AD AR Antoninanus, Samosata Mint. Struck 255-256 AD. VF.

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt PTOLEMY IV 224-204 BC Eagle. F/VF.

CLAUDIUS 41-54AD AE AS, Rome Mint Minerva Advancing RIC I 116. Struck on Large Flan. VF

Byzantine Empire Justin II and Sophia, 565-578 AE Follis, Year 5 569-570 AD - Nicomedia Mint, First Officna and VF

'Severus Alexander' 222-235 AD. AR DENARIUS - Struck AD 227. Pax Running Left RIC IV 6.7. Good-VF.

Ancient Coin - Julia Mamaea - 'Mother of Severus' Alexander - Augusta 222-235 'Fine'

Victorinus 268-270 AD. AE-Ant VF-DF/VG

Gallienus A.D. 253-268 Antoninanus, Rome Mint, 5th Officna, 10th emission, A.D. 267-268 VF-Doc

Tetricus I 271-274 AE. Antoninianus PAX Reverse aVF

Lucania, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 AR NOMOS. Ear of Barley /Incuse HN Italy 1459. VF.

Maximinus II As Caesar. AD- 308-309 Asia Minor, Cyzicus

Postumus, 260-269 AD. AR Antoninianus, Mint City II. Struck 268 AD. VF.

Great Britain Iron, Play Money. 1902 One Florin Two Shillings. Good/VF

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt PTOLEMY IV 221-204B.C. AE DRACHM Eagle F/VF.

Netherlands 1765 Gelderland Duit KM#93 EF

And finally this Greek ear of barley coin which I think I'm going to bid on as well...

Thanks numisart. I'm still winning the bid at $100 Canadian, which is $120 with the 20% commission...although my max is set a bit higher.
I ended up bidding on a number of the other coins...some of them have professional grading with RIC and Price numbers which made them easy to look up...!
I went to this auction a few months ago for some art, and it's not a huge set up...I figured that it increases my likelihood of getting a decent deal!

markbear, CAD 120 -- even 50% more -- is a real bargain. Good luck and let us know what else you take home.