what are these ancient coins?

Oh. That makes sense.

 

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RIC stands for Roman Imperial Coinage. It's a multi-volume reference of imperial coins. Roman coinage is divided into three broad categories: imperatorial, imperial, and provincial.

 

The second coin looks like Gordian III, but I cannot make out the reverse for full attribution. I think it may be Jupiter. Perhaps something like RIC 136: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gordian_III/RIC_0136-r.jpg

I am far from certain on this call.

 

Thank you!

and maybe, but i dont think there's words above the persons head (or i might just not see them).

 

Oh

 

I'm fairly certain, however, that it is Gordian III: http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gordian_III/RIC_0136-o.jpg

 

Yeah, now that you point it out i see him on there.

 

Well, it looks like you have the identification of your Ancients. I wish I could help with the first coin. I would think it couldn't be older than 2-300 years, if that. There are those on this forum that still might be able to help with that one.

 

here is ancient coin below campgate..

Valentinian I
DN VALENTINI-ANVS PF AVG PDC
GLORIA RO-MANORVM
dot Gamma SISC
star over A
Siscia RIC IX Siscia 5a, type v
AE3 364-367

 

Thank you!

that definately specified it how i needed.

Do you have any idea how much one of those would be worth?

 

ummm. ....i don't know really, but not that much as far as i know..4-5 bucks maybe? could be wrong however.

 

Oh, cool. I dont remember what i payed for them exactly but i think that's a profit.

 

To most Ancients collectors, the three Ancients are not worth very much at all. However, when I see sellers selling culls at $3 each, I guess I would have to agree with Chris. $5 max

 

What are culls?

 

Culls are coins worn to nothing left on either side. A coin disc. Many sellers of "uncleaned lots" include culls in the lot. Some collectors call coins that are totally unidentifiable/attributable as culls.

 

The first coin looks French 18th-19th century but I am having a tough time attributing the reverse with the crown above the fleur de lis.

Here is a similar yet very different reverse design. This at least makes your coin seem French.

 

I believe that the first is French, but haven't managed to find out anything other than that.

I believe that it is 18th or 19th Century.


Edit:

Raymond beat me

 

There is probably no question we see more often and no question with more disagreement as to the answer. Most of us that have been collection for a while would not want coins in this condition unless we thought that the group included something rare or educational and we could not find it better. Most of us probably have a pile of such things that we bought when we were new or that came as part of a group we bought to get something else. The ones shown strike me as slightly worse than what I give away to elementary school kids. The same coins are sold on eBay and other places for $20 each often with a write up suggesting that the buyer might find gold coins or something that any museum would love to have. I consider those sellers to be slime. I suppose that $1 might be a fair price but the fact remains that I would rather have a $1 menu burger from McD's and I avoid red meat.

Certainly it might be possible to find someone who will pay $5 for something worth less but value in such a transaction is not so much the coin as the marketing. Add a write up and sell them at the gift shop of a historical park to tourists who want to remember the day and I could see that being a fair price. Add a pile of lies about how they are rare investment grade material likely to increase in value and I see the sale as more of a scam than anything else.

 

Oh, thank you! I like French coins.

 

oh, i think i remember now, i bought them as uncleaned coins but i'm not sure how much i spent. And that was for the three real ancients, i have no idea where the other one (french) was. That one just kinda appeared on my bed one day out of nowhere. Lol.