The woman I know who has these is not close to me and you are going to have to trust me: best pictures I can get. I could have her take them individually and she would do it but I won't do it; it would be a strain on her. Very easily frustrated. I don't expect a full report on each coin but if any stick out or if any have any general idea on value always appreciate it.
Sorry, the images are too poor and the glare on the plastic to strong. I didn't look real close, but I did see an Antonius Pius in the midst of them.
Still too difficult to make anything out of these pictures. The Claudius looks like it could be decent.
I'd make the seller a low offer for the lot, @planman2014 ! All of them appear to be rather low quality but most likely authentic based on the appearance of the coin holders and notations. It would be a fun learning experience for you to attribute them. It would also make you one of us.
I have some thoughts that you might (or might not...) find helpful about the two threads you've created on this site regarding the sets of ancient coins you've posted. The consensus of the collectors here is that the coins cannot even be reliably verified to be as described in writing on the coins' holders. Some of the collectors here have responded in good faith with their best guess as to the actual coin and its value, but the available pictures are so poor as to be essentially useless. If you're considering purchasing these coins yourself, and you absolutely cannot get any better pictures of the coins, you might want to consider your reason for buying them. If you're a casual collector who simply wants examples of ancient coins, then these coins might be appropriate if you can buy them very cheaply. On the other hand, if you think you might want to be more than just a casual collector, you'll want coins that you can identify and attribute, in which case there is a good chance that you won't be satisfied with most or all of these coins. If the latter, you'll be unhappy even if you paid almost nothing for them. It's worthwhile to spend a few minutes really thinking about what type of collector you are, and exactly why you'd want to buy these coins rather than guaranteed examples with better pictures from dealers or even other collectors on this site.
There are better ways to get authentic ancient coins. These coins look in poor condition so they would be hard to resell if that is your goal. I seriously doubt you are going to make a profit buying these whatever the price. There are 100,000s of poor condition ancient coins in existence, they are not rare at all. The ancients had no paper money or checks so they made 1,000,000s of coins and many of them survive.
Its true. When you can find a commoner in excellent condition you really capture the essence of what money should be.
I suggest you start by telling her that you posted the coins here and that the consensus was that the coins are probably legit but in poor condition. Then, if you're interested in them, offer a price for the entire lot. Earlier I said that $2-$3 per coin would be a fair price, but that was for 12 of them. If you're looking at the lot of 78 coins altogether, then I woulds stick with $2 each, maybe $2.50, tops. There are probably a couple of individual coins that might be worth more than that, but you won't know until you receive them, and anyway, you expect some discount when buying a bulk lot. If you've never owned an ancient coin before and just want a bunch of them to play with, maybe learn a bit of the history about, show to students in a history class or even just give away to friends, this would be as good a lot as any. Someone spent a fair amount of time IDing them as best as they could, so you know which are ancient Greek, which are ancient Roman or Byzantine or whatever. It will be fun to hold them and imagine how old they are and who else might have held it and what life was like back then, etc., etc. But if you are looking to resell them for a profit you will likely be disappointed. Even if you double your money, is it worth the effort? Unless, of course, you have a coin shop or an antique shop or a flea market and want to just dump them into a bargain bin with a sign that says: "Ancient Coins! $5 each!"
