Roman Coin question

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Fantastic. I have dug up a few silver dimes from the teens and twenties, that after the dirt is washed off, look amazingly new..... but, as I said, my experience is with coins about a century old. So when I see something that’s 2 millennia old, and looking so nice, I was just questioning.....

I’ve narrowed my purchase down to the following criteria-

-Around $100
-Made of Silver
-Minted B.C.
-From the Romans or Greeks

As always, I appreciate the helpful opinions!

 

In your personal opinion, what would a coin like that go for?

 

Sorry, I was speaking generally. Actually from that photo everything seems ok but that's the best I can do.

With your criteria can get you some nice coins. And there are very nice bronzes in that price range. I would post some examples from my collection...but my computer is dying and I didn't print my records!

Check the links from earlier in the thread to get an idea of what your money will buy.

 

@RustyRam78: The coin in question looks very nice, but I would also like to see the reverse. One other thing. The background color made me suspicious so I looked at the coin on Ebay. Sure enough, the seller of the Denarius C Naevius Balbus is known for selling high quality fakes and is listed on the NFSL (http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0). I would stay away!

 

Again, many thanks. I wasn’t considering this, but I’ve begun the search for coins falling into my criteria.... I guess I was looking to use this as a gauge, but I absolutely appreciate the link!!!

 

Check out the following sellers, listed in no particular order:

Vcoin sellers Ken Dorney and Victor Clark, FORVM Ancient Coins (expensive), Civitas, Ancient Imports, and CoinTalk members Valentinian at http://augustuscoins.com, and my favorite John Anthony in the For Sale section.

Look at their stuff and the prices. Also if you need the thrill of the auction check CNG.

 

Thanks. I’ll look tonight when I get my kids to bed...

 

As Doug has said: Know the coin or know the seller. Better yet, know them both.

 

..let's just say.."fetish"

 

Welcome @RustyRam78 to the ancient section. I hope you find plenty of interesting ancient coins.
It is pretty neat to hold something 20 centuries old, plus or minus a couple of centuries. I would not say that you overpaid for your first few coins. You can probably find better examples as you research what is available and match it with your likes.
I enjoy Roman Republican coins. There are a few thousand different coins. I will never "complete" the set, but have managed to find many interesting pieces. You should look on some of the sites mentioned above. I found that books have helped me understand the coins and the history around them.
My first ancient coin was a late Roman bronze (LRB) of Gallienus with a stag reverse that I bought for $1 in 1967. I do not think the price of a similar one has gone up much.