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COTD / Constantine I VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS N N from Aquileia...busy bust
« Last post by Victor on April 08, 2024, 02:03:57 PM »
Not the best condition, but an interesting type that is fairly rare.

 


Constantine I
A.D. 306- 307
Ӕ follis 28mm 8.0g
CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES; Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust right, pointing spear downwards with right hand, holding two spears and shield with left.
VIRTVS AVGG ET CAESS N N; Mars, helmeted, advancing right and holding spear and trophy
In ex. AQΓ
RIC VI Aquileia 98b


here is a nicer example for comparison that looks like a die match

 
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Unlisted / Re: Galerius GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier
« Last post by Lech Stępniewski on April 06, 2024, 02:54:33 PM »
There are more coins of this type

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/6tre-158b.html

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/6tre-158a.html

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/6tre-158a_c.html
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Unlisted / Galerius GENIO POPVLI ROMANI from Trier
« Last post by Victor on April 04, 2024, 06:51:09 PM »
RIC only lists this type with H under bust with Γ in right field.

 


dealer description

"MAXIMIAN CAESAR AE FOLLIS Trier Mint 295 AD Obverse: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Laureate head right, H below bust Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae; B left; TR in exergue References: RIC 160b Variant (RIC does not list H Under Bust for this type) Very Rare Size: 27mm, 9.61g"

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Late Roman Bronze coins / Re: What am I missing?!
« Last post by Heliodromus on April 02, 2024, 07:53:32 AM »
If you click on the bidding history it shows 4 bidders, one topped out at EUR 5, one at EUR 20, then the remaining two pushing it to final EUR 1200 (took a lot of bid increments to get there).

The winning bidder submitted their bid about an hour before the lot closed, so must have been a pre-bid or proxy bid. The underbidder looks like they started bidding when the lot went live, so probably a live bidder.

So either doofus pre/proxy mid meets doofus live bidder, or doofus pre-bid and shenanigans (it was the pre/proxy bidder that won).

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Late Roman Bronze coins / Re: What am I missing?!
« Last post by Lech Stępniewski on April 01, 2024, 07:24:16 PM »
Quote from: Victor on April 01, 2024, 02:55:17 PM
This was a bidding war.

Maybe it was a war between automatic scripts / snipers? It occurred even on stock market when "AI" went mad.
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Late Roman Bronze coins / Re: What am I missing?!
« Last post by Victor on April 01, 2024, 02:55:17 PM »
Plus there were 62 bids, which in itself is ridiculous for this coin. This was a bidding war.
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Late Roman Bronze coins / Re: What am I missing?!
« Last post by six2ten on April 01, 2024, 02:23:11 PM »
I had the same thought Lech. But that still requires someone else to push the pre-bid to its maximum of course!
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Late Roman Bronze coins / Re: What am I missing?!
« Last post by Lech Stępniewski on April 01, 2024, 06:18:19 AM »
Probably a mistake in pre-bid. Someone wanted to bid 12,00 = 12 euros (reasonable price for this coin) and system read it as 1,200 = 1200 euros. Just a guess.
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Late Roman Bronze coins / Re: What am I missing?!
« Last post by six2ten on March 31, 2024, 11:09:57 PM »
Thanks for the confirmation! I saw it live and couldn't believe it go to 100 euros let alone 1200. I suspect there was a huge pre-bid as the bids ratcheted up instantly
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Late Roman Bronze coins / Re: What am I missing?!
« Last post by Victor on March 31, 2024, 03:07:00 PM »
Common and in mediocre condition.That's insane...it must have been some incredibly uninformed people in a bidding war.

a fool and his money are soon parted
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