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Identification of auction reference
Mark Fox:
Dear Mac, Altamura, and Board,
Good work, Altamura!
Mac: would you like to see a picture of lot 181 from Lanz 32 and have it posted here? I might be able to dig up that information for you.
Best regards,
Mark Fox
Michigan
djmacdo:
Mark,
I certainly would. If it is the correct identification, it ought to be a coin of Apollonia Illyriae with head of Apollo/three nymphs dancing around a fire.
Mark Fox:
Dear Mac, Altamura, and Board,
Altamura was of course right! Attached is the information, courtesy of the kind efforts of Warren Esty. He adds that "The PR was 300 DM on an estimate of 350.."
In 1985, the average exchange rate was 2.94 marks to the US dollar. My source for this is:
https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/currency.htm
It is a bit late here to do these sort of calculations, but if I did it correctly, the coin sold for roughly $102. In current dollars, that would translate to roughly $259.33.
Sorry, I just realized my curiosity had blown me perhaps a little too far in the price discussion direction. I will end here and hope the historical context of my research will find an interested audience who will see it in the same light.
Best regards,
Mark Fox
Michigan
Altamura:
That's interesting, I haven't been aware of this coin type before :).
The context with the nymphaeum at Apollonia is interesting as well (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaion_(fire_sanctuary) ).
Regards
Altamura
Meepzorp:
--- Quote from: Altamura on October 13, 2021, 03:32:44 am ---The context with the nymphaeum at Apollonia is interesting as well.
Altamura
--- End quote ---
Hi Alta,
Yes, it is interesting.
Meepzorp
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