The ancient Greek coin with the head of satire set REKORA auction e
The ancient Greek coin, pushed under the hammer in New York, has established an auction record price of numismatic lots. According to a press release from the auction house Baldwin's, coin, which depicts the head satire - character from Greek mythology - was sold for 3.25 million dollars.
Experts have called a gold coin from Panticapaeum one of the most valuable examples of numismatic collectibles. Paul Hill, an expert on ancient coins of Baldwin's, said that the trades and their results should enter into the history of numismatics and become a reference for future auctions of ancient coins.
The auction, held at the Waldorf Astoria, attracted about two hundred collectors. Sale coins from the collection of Prospero, which met from 1960 to 1991, lasted about eight hours and ended at half past three in the morning on January 5. Have been sold all 642 lots. According to preliminary calculations the organizers of trading results could fetch about $ 25 million.
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I only add to the above, that sold the coin is the gold staters, weighing about 8 oz. minted in Panticapaeum (Kerch). capital of Bosporus.