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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4008698, member: 56859"]What's the weight and diameter of the Nero? It looks like it is a denomination called an "as". I haven't checked various modern forgery archives but assuming for the moment it is authentic, it is an as of Nero; reverse shows the Temple of Janus. The temple doors are closed, a visual indicator/propaganda that Rome was at peace when the coin was issued.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for general value, of course it depends on whether you mean what a person would pay to a fixed price dealer, or what a dealer would pay an individual for the coin, or what an individual or dealer might pay for the coin at auction. Looking at auction archives and Vcoins, I'd say the coin is worth ~$75-$150, depending on the sales scenario.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other coin (D) is a sestertius of Roman emperor Gordian III. That's based on the portrait and I'm fairly sure it is him. There are encrustations obscuring details of the reverse but it looks like someone standing left. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable in this period of Roman Imperial coins can narrow it down for you based on visible portions of the legend. [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER]??</p><p><br /></p><p>A tighter ID probably won't help the value much though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4008698, member: 56859"]What's the weight and diameter of the Nero? It looks like it is a denomination called an "as". I haven't checked various modern forgery archives but assuming for the moment it is authentic, it is an as of Nero; reverse shows the Temple of Janus. The temple doors are closed, a visual indicator/propaganda that Rome was at peace when the coin was issued. As for general value, of course it depends on whether you mean what a person would pay to a fixed price dealer, or what a dealer would pay an individual for the coin, or what an individual or dealer might pay for the coin at auction. Looking at auction archives and Vcoins, I'd say the coin is worth ~$75-$150, depending on the sales scenario. The other coin (D) is a sestertius of Roman emperor Gordian III. That's based on the portrait and I'm fairly sure it is him. There are encrustations obscuring details of the reverse but it looks like someone standing left. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable in this period of Roman Imperial coins can narrow it down for you based on visible portions of the legend. [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER]?? A tighter ID probably won't help the value much though.[/QUOTE]
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