Roman coin ?

This is the coin I was talking about in my last post. Please tell me about it & it's value. Thanks

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Roman republic, but I'm not the one to ID it. I'll leave that to the pros.

 

Roman Republic Drachm (most likely)

I'll leave the rest for the others...

Edit: JA beat me for the Roman Republic part

 

Looks like a Pinarius Natta c.155 BC, Sear Millenium 77, RSC Pinaria 2, Crawford 200/1, Sydenham 382, BMC 756.

There are too many references for these! It is a denarius, not a drachm.

 

I really shouldn't comment on 4 hours of sleep... Darn school restating

 

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So this coin is 155 bC ?
Does anyone know the value by chance ?

 

Nice coin in nice shape. Toning is nice too. About $80.

 

Again... 4 hours of sleep...

Darn School Restarting... 6 am is too early for me!

 

Thanks. I'm no coin expert but I would have thought anything still in existence from 155 BC would be worth more than $80 ? Am I missing something ?

 

No, you are laboring under the delusion that something old is valuable. I have some rocks I have for sale.

 

Everything depends on rarity. A lot of very common ancients sell for a few dollars.

 

Others have given you good answers. Heck i have a chinese coin from the same era worth maybe $5. OTOH a 1901 S quarter can be worth $10,000, and a 1933 $20 coinis worth over $7 million.

Age does not equal value.

 

Thanks guys. You are right. I am very impressed that it is from that long ago and is still in decent shape. This might be an odd question, but does anyone know what was worth in the time period it was made ?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_currency

 

Or, in other words, a roman soldier's daily pay. Not an archer, a centurion.

 

Thanks a lot. I'm glad I joined this forum, you guys are good :smile

 

Condition and demand are everything in ancients. There are more Roma head horse reverse denarii than will support high prices for mid grade coins. 155 BC is early compared to some but the off center reverse outweighs that. $80 strikes me a retail from a dealer who will guarantee the coin and assumes the surfaces are good (not scratched up or polished). If you sell it to a dealer, I doubt you will get quite that much. I do not have this particular moneyer (Natta) but he is not on any want list I might create because there are a lot of them and I'm not trying to get them all. I would buy the coin at the right price but I would expect a bargain. I suspect that my attitude would be common among potential buyers. Ancients do not have a fixed market guide as do US coins so the value would depend on who was buying and selling and which party liked the coin better. The loss of Victory driving the chariot would make this a less desirable item to me. If the coin were perfectly centered boldly struck and mint state, it might bring hundreds more. It is not. How much is it worth to you?

 

it belonged to my great grandfather. I am only 16, my grandfather gave it to me to look up and see what it was worth. I do not intend on selling it because it has been in my family for so many years. If it was worth a lot of money I might have considered selling it but its worth much more than $80 to me. Thanks for your interest

 

I do not thnk he was trying to buy it, but rather show you market value does not matter since its more valuable to you.