I have a Vibo Valentia semis and was looking to find out if it was of any value. Searching online it seems like estimates range from $50-150 depending on condition. But in my searching I've noticed that mine has Valentia (can just make out "VAL") written on the right side of the coin rather than the left and the two cornucopiae are flipped horizontally. The coin at the top of my photo is the one I have, the coin at the bottom is an example of most I've seen online. I've only seem one other example like mine at https://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bruttium/heiponion/t.html but no value was listed. Does anyone have any info about this variation of coin?
This ACS search link will display 43 listings of the type: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1¤cy=usd&order=1 You can scroll through the descriptions for these 43 and harvest the most commonly used attributions cited for the type. (Just keep in mind of course that sales listings for attributions are not always correct.) Only a handful of the 43 have VALENTIA downward on the reverse's right-side. But the right-side positioning of VALENTIA itself does not seem to impact the value. Other than overall condition (as you mentioned), what seems based on this sampling to have some impact on the hammer price is the visibility/clarity of the "bull" symbol that appears on only right-sided VALENTIA issues. The butting bull is on the reverse's left side, as seen on these two examples: Sold for $150 in 2023: Sold for $80 in 2014: Reality check: One example of lesser clarity than the 2 pictured above hammered at 10 GBP, and another example of lesser clarity than the 2 pictured above went unsold (without any bids) on a VERY optimistically stated 50 GBP minimum bid. FWIW: If this right-sided VALENTIA with a bull symbol has a separate catalogue number, I sure couldn't find it. But it does seem to deserve a distinct citation number -- whether just to designate it as a variety, or, as its own type.
