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Message:: [QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2146439, member: 42773"]Higher grade coins will generally retain their value, but in my opinion, the only Judaean coins worth speculating on are the coins of the Bar Khokba revolt. They are very rare, very expensive, and always seem to appreciate. I don't believe there's any significant investment potential in Judaean bronzes. I collect them as important pieces of history. Here is a selection of mine... Judaea, Herod Agrippa  AE Prutah, 17mm, 2.7g, 5h; Jerusalem, 41/42 AD.Obv.: BACIΛEWC AΓPIПA; fringed, umbrella-like canopy.Rev.: Three ears of barley and two leaves; date L-ς (year 6).Reference: Hendin 1244. Judaea, Antonius Felix, Procurator under Claudius AE Prutah, 19mm, 3.4g, 5h; Jerusalem, AD 54.Obv.: TI KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP ΓEPM (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus); Two crossed palm branches / L IΔ (year 14)Rev.: Inscription in wreath IOY/ ΛIA AΓ/ PIΠΠI/ NA (Julia Agrippina).Reference: Hendin 1347. Judaea, Porcius Festus, Procurator under Nero AE Prutah, 17mm, 2.9g, 12h; Jerusalem, AD 58/59.Obv.: Inscription within wreath, tied with an X: NEP/WNO/C.Rev.: KAIC-APOC, LE; Palm branch.Reference: Hendin 1351. First Jewish War, AD 66-70 AE Prutah, 17mm, 3g, 6h; Jerusalem, AD 68/9.Obv.: שנת שלוש (Year Three); Amphora with broad, fringed rim and two handles.Rev.: חרות ציונ (Freedom of Zion); Grape leaf on vine.Reference: Hendin 1363. [ATTACH=full]411256[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]