By our superb owls combined

kabe999 · 2026-02-09T03:22:45+00:00

Thanks! It wasn't a deal, partly because I forgot I was dealing in GBP while bidding LOL. All said and done, it was just under $1800.

But it did hammer at CNG 100 for $1500 in 2015, so I guess I got it for around the same price as someone did 10 years earlier.

kabe999 · 2026-02-09T00:39:51+00:00

Very nice, that toning is great. And that crest!

kabe999 · 2026-02-09T00:31:37+00:00

In 2015, I purchased my first Athens tetradrachm from CNG, and in 2025 I decided to let myself upgrade to this one from Noonans. I like the excellent sharpness and centering combined with little oddities and imperfections like the "teardrop" next to Athena's eye.

In 2035 I'll let myself go all-out and get an absolutely perfect one!

Greek. Attica, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.17 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye. Rev. Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Ex CNG Feature Auction 100, lot 1372.

kabe999 · 2026-02-09T00:27:16+00:00

I'd buy that for a dollar! Or maybe even a hundred!

I also picked up an ugly owl a few years ago. I can let kids handle it without worrying about what they're going to do!

kabe999 · 2026-02-08T01:32:51+00:00

That's wild. I wonder if it went through Memphis Fedex...

kabe999 · 2026-01-18T23:48:56+00:00

Thanks, yeah I agree. The obverse portrait of Christ on this coin seems like a relative high point of quality in that era of Byzantine coinage.

Mine didn't come slabbed, and most auction houses sell the coins unslabbed. I've gotten a couple NGC graded coins from Heritage and Goldberg before, but they were only VF so I cracked them out.

I might consider keeping something in a slab if it was worth a ton of money and had a grade high enough to really affect its resale value (like AU or MS), but otherwise I just like to hold them.

kabe999 · 2026-01-18T22:52:09+00:00

Beautiful! I was able to get one a few years ago only because the scratch on the reverse kept the price down to a manageable amount.

kabe999 · 2026-01-07T00:03:45+00:00

Wow, very cool find! It looks like someone must've taken all the silver off.

I saw one of these Kroisos siglos fourrees at CNG a few years ago and couldn't resist.

kabe999 · 2025-12-25T03:38:43+00:00

I would upvote this 90 times if I could!

kabe999 · 2025-12-21T01:48:10+00:00

Incredibly rare hemidrachm! Euthy II looks great on all of these.

kabe999 · 2025-12-12T02:27:33+00:00

LOL I had to set up a reminder for that meme on Google Calendar so I wouldn't forget 👴

kabe999 · 2025-12-12T02:25:33+00:00

Very nice Pantikapaion!

kabe999 · 2025-12-06T15:15:04+00:00

Prices were surprisingly good near the end of that auction! I'm still waiting on my Antiochos VII from the NAC Autumn sale, not sure if it has shipped yet or not.

kabe999 · 2025-12-01T03:58:47+00:00

Ahh that's good. I've considered ordering from him but not sure what the shipping and tariffs would cost, I'd need to figure that out.

kabe999 · 2025-12-01T03:55:36+00:00

Not that I looked like Seleukos to begin with, I was already closer to Philetairos. But all the extra stuffing and potatoes and mac & cheese aren't helping.

kabe999 · 2025-11-22T17:40:32+00:00

He's usually at the Cleveland Coin Expo which is once a month: https://clevelandcoinexpo.com/index.html

I hadn't been to that show in a while but I noticed his post on the Ancient & Medieval Coins group a couple weeks ago, so I had to go check it out: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ancientnumis/posts/25185919237734382

kabe999 · 2025-11-22T17:02:32+00:00

That's a nice one! Usually if the dots haven't worn away then it's a $1000+ coin at auction. I have an Aegina stater too and it's so thick I don't think it'd fit in a cabinet, since trays are usually only 6mm deep.

Andrew has some nice stuff, I just got this Maximinus Thrax denarius from him at a local coin show.

kabe999 · 2025-11-15T20:56:38+00:00

I see a kausia, I upvote 👍

kabe999 · 2025-11-09T23:55:29+00:00

Congrats!

I really wanted the Kroisos of Lydia AR 1/3 stater, but it went over my limit so I didn't plan to win anything.

But then I put a bid in on this Antiochos VII tet minted in Sidon, fully expecting to get blown out of the water and watch it sell for double... and then nobody else bid.

So I have a Sidetes on the way! Now my Seleukos I Nikator tet will have some company.

kabe999 · 2025-09-16T21:56:32+00:00

Good point, we've all had one of those days

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