Hmmmm - the first coin - 1731 - if genuine is quite valuable. It is a 4 reale struck at the Madrid mint KM# 337.1. In VF it list at $700. As for the second coin - I'm still workin on that one.
Oh yeah, I been through Charleston a bunch of times. Tell me something. Is the top of that building really made out of pure gold?
Yeah I saw the countermark - but I can't quite make out the legends. If you can list them - it would help.
Hey 2krazy, put that other link back up. The one you had in your signature line. It might help GDJMSP identify your coins.
yeah after my neighbor showed them to me I gave them a spot to help him out at ( link removed now by GDJMSP - Moderator ) Sorry - but rules are rules
Thanks for the link as I am far from knowledgeable re: ancients. But it seems to me, based on the info contained in that link, that you already knew what the coins were. I agree that the 4 reale piece definitely shows signs of corrosion - as does the other coin. Even so - the 4 reale is in very good condition considering that. I don't think there would be any problem grading it VF. I have already provided an approx. value in a previous post for the 4 reale. As for the other - afraid I have no idea. Perhaps another more well versed in ancients can do so.
Oh, OK. When I glanced at it, I didn't see anything for sale. Yeah, the site owner would rather keep this forum free of advertising.
Hello, I took a quick look at the ancient coin. You actually have the order reversed for that coin. The obverse side is in the second jpg. It is a Roman coin, but it is very worn and difficult to make out the legend (words). Though, the words do appear to be Latin. At first, I thought I may have been a Greek provincial coin. But I took another look and the legend appears to be entirely Latin, thus, a regular Roman issue. I also cannot tell who to attribute it to by the portrait. It is worn and distorted, not all that clear. The reverse is very worn, but some letters and other details can be seen. Sorry, that I don't have more time to spend on such inquiries, but there are many, many of them and there simply is not enough time to get to all of them. In my opinion, it appears to be an average Roman bronze of medium to larger size (I am only guessing by comparing it to the other coin). It is probably worth about $5.00 or so as an unattributed coin. If it can be attributed, then perhaps more. Regards, John PS: It appears to be a coin of the Roman Empire, not the Roman Republic. Thus, it should date from between about 27 BC (Augustus) to 476 (Romulus Augustus). But we can easliy rule out the last of those two; so, somewhere between those dates.
