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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 684731, member: 5682&quot;]I appreciate the knowledge that others have assessing Ancient coins (since I have little or none).</p><p><br /></p><p>I also agree that certifying / slabbing any low cost Ancient coin is not worth the effort or cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I would be a complete fool (given my lack of numismatic skills) to buy any expensive coin (Ancient or otherwise) without a professional assessment / certification +/- slabbing.</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC does do Ancients. They are run by respected author and scholar David Vagi.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used my NGC free submissions before they expired for five very low-end (but interesting!) Ancient coins, including three Parthian coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the results:</p><p><br /></p><p>001 Vologases III AD 105-147 PARTHIAN KINGDOM&nbsp;&nbsp; AR Drachm Ch XF&nbsp; graffito&nbsp; </p><p>002 Vologases IV AD 190 PARTHIAN KINGDOM&nbsp;&nbsp; AR Drachm AU&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><b>*</b>003 Phraates IV 38-2 BC PARTHIAN KINGDOM&nbsp;&nbsp; AR Drachm&nbsp;&nbsp; Unable to determine authenticity (Was not slabbed)</p><p>004 Carinus AD 283-285 ROMAN EMPIRE&nbsp;&nbsp; BI Aurelianianus Ch VF&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>005 Sept. Severus AD 193-211 ROMAN EMPIRE&nbsp;&nbsp; AR Denarius AU&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that slabbing an Ancient coin (or any coin, for that matter) removes the tactile pleasure of possessing a coin. I find it reassuring to know, however, that the coin I prize is authentic. A picture certification would have been adequate for me. I appreciate the efforts Vagi made to assess my inexpensive (but priceless to me) Ancients. </p><p><br /></p><p>guy</p><p><br /></p><p><b>*</b>This coin was sold to me with a &quot;lifetime guarantee of authenticity.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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