3 New Ancients - 2 Silver - Roman/Perthian

Thats a bronze, siliqua is silver.

Is yours silver or bronze? For $20 you said that could be a bronze.

 

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Parthian
http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotvi...&Lot=241&Val=3c271aaa1c3d134960137198a7166134

What do you guys think?
Looks pretty spot on.
I know they don't all look exactly the sameto but these two share similar surfaces.

What do you think on values of the other two?

I don't think its silver. Unless its very harshly toned.
Its not magnetic but neither is bronze right?
I didn't pay $20, it had $20 writer on the holder from the old owner.

 

Same coin sold on HA
http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3015&lotNo=25957
For $126 (BP) so roughly $100.
The Roman Republic was going for $150 but in great shape so probably $50-$75
I just haven't been able to pin-point the Valentinian, which I do believe is bronze as I found it above and it matches, but no price shown.

Thanks for your help guys, you've been awesome.
I'm definitely going to put these away, they're incredibly interesting and fascinating.
Attributing them is half the fun.

 

The Parthia from CNG is in better shape but yours could be in the $80s or so cause it is well centered.

No problem with the help, surprised others havent chimed in, especially on the Parthian.

Dont hesitate to acquire more

 

My opinions would be $50 would be fair for the RR. Lower grade, but serrated issues are popular and go for more typically. $150 for the Parthian is strong, but its a nice coin. If the roman is copper then $20 is ok, if its a siliqua of course its worth more. Late roman silver is scarce, as is silver byzantine.

Btw the Parthians usually come offcenter after Mithradates II or so. THey think the top of the crown was important to show, so they always made sure the coin showed the top of the head, leading to the majority to be off center. For a later Parthian, this coin is almost perfectly centered, which increases its value quite a bit. Again, very nice coin.

Chris

 

Hahaha I might have to hold off, he only has 2 left. One is larger, I believe 100 AD with strong green toning. I forgot to take pictures.
The other is silver as well and he is very sure of the silver ones at $150.
With getting the others for free, as well as the free Vespasian I got yesterday I was comfortable paying the $150.
However, outright for one coin I don't know a thing about I wouldn't be.
Maybe next time I'm in I'll remember to take pictures
He also has a few raw ones which he doesn't care much about.

Thanks Medoraman, you guys sure are a wealth of knowledge.

 

I would say $10 for the bronze (I doubt that its silver), $25 for the denarius, and $30 for the Parthian. But then again, I'm spoiled by nice coins and good prices.

The moral of this story is not to quibble over price differences below a certain level - just take it or leave it and smile!

 

Haha I thought it was silver I feel a fool -_-) lol

 

Very nice group! :thumb: