C. 55 BC AR Denarius P.L. Crassus

[gmarguli]

My last Heritage purchase from the NYINC auction.

 

I know nothing about it. I liked the design and the color and it was well below the pre-sale estimate.

 

Heritage says: C. 55 BC AR Denarius A. Plautius. Bacchius beside camel; IVDAEVS. Crawford 431/1. ICG AU50

 

 

It was in a two coin lot with a Julia Mamaea. Rome. Juno and peacock. ICG VF25. I have no idea which coin holds more value and have no interest in the Julia Mamaea. It was the camel coin that did it for me. I placed a low ball bid and won.

[the_Thing ®]

I've never seen that coin. The toning is great. You don't see too many toned like that.

[the_Thing ®]

This one sold for $436.00

 

[gmarguli]

I like the obverse design of the one you posted better, but the camel on mine looks more healthy. I paid $170 for the pair.

[the_Thing ®]

you stole that. I need to start checking Heritage's auctions.

[gmarguli]

I'm not sure why (perhaps the early auction date before the NYINC show), but a lot of the stuff seemed really cheap. The overall selection seemed rather poor to me, so that might have kept some of the buyers away.

 

Do you check the eBay auctions often? Lots seem to go fairly cheap as far as I can tell. Perhaps people are scared of counterfeits? The Otacilia Severa I got, which looks uncirculated, I showed to my local dealer who knows ancients fairly well. He said it was a steal at $27 and that he'd get 2-3 times that for it even wholesale.

[Hoot]

Very cool denarius, Greg. The camel is fabulous, but the overall detail of the coin is superb.

 

Hoot