An example of the II CO, LEG VIII AVO (sic) TR P COS, eagle and standards sold on ebay recently for $178.50. Four bidders bid over $100 for it so I guess several people recognised it for what it was despite it being described as a "Barbarian Imitation". It was far too rich for my blood. I hope that it found a good home. I thought it worth noting it here.
Martin
Curtis listed this
reverse in
his October 23, 2007, post to this
thread but this one only shows the VO so I assume the
VIII A was clear on others. The
price realized by such a coin is really a show of opinions. One might think a coin with so little
reverse legend and relatively weak IICO might go cheaper and I thought the
poor ID might sneak this one under $100 but I was wrong. Coin collectors are strange in the way they pay for
high grade details like a
laurel wreath but can accept legends off
flan that make the coin what it is. Would you prefer a worn to
Fine example with outlines of every letter or a relatively unworn coin identifiable by die data but missing the significant parts of the
legend? Some of my most
rare 'Emesa' are quite worn or have other issues but that's probably why I could get them. This coin was pretty unless you hold all those missing letters against it. Obviously a few people like it.
Part of me wants to know what the seller thinks at this result. I suspect he expected the coin to go for less but will now put higher starts on coins that actually are barbarous.
What do you read for TRPCOS?
