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<p>[QUOTE="Eyestrain, post: 916162, member: 24213"]In really nice condition they'd be worth more. Say $50 to $100 for truly exceptional examples. But most of the 4th century bronze coins out there are in pretty shabby shape. And there are millions of them to be had. That's the problem. There are more bronze coins of that era than there are collectors who want them. The Roman economy was beginning its long final plunge down the tubes when your coins were struck, and the mints were mass producing little bronze coins as fast as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver and gold coins from that period are much rarer and therefore worth a lot more. Not only because they contain precious metals, but because they were more carefully crafted. The bronze coins never got the love -- not then, not now.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're interested in valuable Roman coins, you'll have to look earlier in their history or, ironically, later. Some of the last Roman coins to be minted (in the period just before the fall of the western empire) are quite valuable if you can find a well-struck identifiable specimen. Most of the bronze coins minted at that late date were so poorly produced, they weren't identifiable even when they were new. So if you find a rare decent example, that'll actually be worth good money, even though it will likely be an ugly little excuse for a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eyestrain, post: 916162, member: 24213"]In really nice condition they'd be worth more. Say $50 to $100 for truly exceptional examples. But most of the 4th century bronze coins out there are in pretty shabby shape. And there are millions of them to be had. That's the problem. There are more bronze coins of that era than there are collectors who want them. The Roman economy was beginning its long final plunge down the tubes when your coins were struck, and the mints were mass producing little bronze coins as fast as possible. Silver and gold coins from that period are much rarer and therefore worth a lot more. Not only because they contain precious metals, but because they were more carefully crafted. The bronze coins never got the love -- not then, not now. If you're interested in valuable Roman coins, you'll have to look earlier in their history or, ironically, later. Some of the last Roman coins to be minted (in the period just before the fall of the western empire) are quite valuable if you can find a well-struck identifiable specimen. Most of the bronze coins minted at that late date were so poorly produced, they weren't identifiable even when they were new. So if you find a rare decent example, that'll actually be worth good money, even though it will likely be an ugly little excuse for a coin.[/QUOTE]
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