NGC submission #6700874 - images - now updated with grades and results

I just updated the first two posts to add some basic descriptions of what the coins are. I was initially working from my phone when I posted this thread, and just posted images with no text, originally.

 

Finally, the results of Submission #6707874!

As some of you will recall, a few of these were formerly in NGC slabs but broken out by the previous owner.

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Athenian Owl tetradrachm. Ex-NGC AU.


Result: AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5. So same grade as before. It did lose one strike rating point from its previous encapsulation whereby it was Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. I'm just happy it reslabbed at the same grade. I got a really great deal on this coin. This was #1 of 4 in a nice four-coin lot I picked up for only $750. At that price I feel like I bought the Owl for a decent price and got the other three coins for free!


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Aspendos stater, ex-Comptoir de Monnaies. They graded it Choice AU.


Result: XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. I'm content with that. I've gone back to using the seller's images for my gallery photo below, rather than the NGC Photovision ones, just because I like them a tiny bit more.


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Alexander the Great drachm, lifetime issue. Ex-NGC VF. This was #2 of 4 in the lot I bought the Owl in.


Result: VF, Strike 5/5, surface 5/5. It was previously VF in a basic bulk slab without the strike and surface ratings. So same grade as before. I'm pleased.

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Constantine the Great AE3. Ex-NGC Ch AU. Was included with the Owl tetradrachm, above (Coin #3 of 4 in that particular lot).


Result: Ch AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5. Same as before, though this was previously in a bulk slab without strike and surface ratings. I'm pleased. Late Roman bronze is not really my thing, but this one will go into my collection, because everybody needs at least one Constantine the Great coin, right?


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Geta denarius. Just something I found in one of my boxes, which I had forgotten I even owned.


Result: Ch VF, Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5. The low surface rating is not really a surprise. This one seems to have been cleaned a bit roughly when found, so there are a few tooling marks. I'm content, and it is a decent looking coin otherwise. I may keep it, or I may sell it. It was kind of an afterthought on this submission.


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Tiberius "Tribute Penny". Was included with the Owl tetradrachm, above. Coin #4 of 4 in that aforementioned lot.


Result: XF, Strike 3/5, Surface 2/5. The strike and surface ratings are modest, but this is still likely the nicest of three Tribute Pennies I have owned over the years. And it was essentially free to me, coming as it did in that $750 four-coin lot with the Owl, the Alexander, and the Constantine. I'm tickled. By itself, it too might be worth close to the price I paid for the whole lot?


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Year 2 Jewish War prutah. A relatively inexpensive pickup at the 2023 FUN show. My first Judaean, not counting some low-end Widow's Mites.


Result: F, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5. This was a mere $60 coin, so the slab cost me about as much as the coin did. I don't mind that, though, and now I have a historic Judaean coin in my collection. Maybe one day I'll upgrade to something more fantastic, but for now, I am content with this piece.


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Caria, Rhodes drachm. I like the type.


Result: XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5. I am very happy, and like this little coin a lot. Perfect strike and surface ratings! Yay!


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Neapolis hemidrachm. My first gorgon type. A tiny little thing.


Result: bodybag. Not genuine. Uh-oh! Bummer. Oh well. This coin was a gift, so it cost me nothing except the slab fees. I'm glad I found out, anyway.

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Here's how my Ancients & Medievals gallery is looking now.

 

Certainly looks like the same one. But mine just left my custody this morning. The person who gave it to me wants to return it to the auction source from which he got it (not eBay). So we’re sending it back up the chain of custody.

I gather, then, that this must be a known fake with identical markings, which NGC picked up on? Interesting. This is the first time in my Ancients collecting I’ve encountered an outright fake. I did get “authenticity unverifiable” on a Galba sestertius from NGC once- it had some filing on the rim. They bodybagged that one but did not outright declare it fake. Just unverifiable.

 

I think he said it was Frank Robinson.

 

Would anyone - especially a dealer- be willing to help me with retail appraisals on these coins? It’s not that I intend to sell them in the immediate future. I just need accurate estimates to fill in my collection database- and I’m clueless at pricing ancients.

Message me if you have the time and knowledge to assist with that. I’d be willing to pay a modest sum for your time if necessary.

 

I do know how to comparison shop, and in many cases, I’m not totally clueless, but when it comes to putting a precise number on a coin, I might as well be.

 

Indeed he is.