Im thinking Roman. Any information would be appreciated.

[jnkhntr]

I'm thinking Roman. Any information would be appreciated.

These are a yard sale find at fifty cents each. Any information would be appreciated.

 

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[Hunter612]

They look like roman coins, but I am not very educated in ancient coins. I am sure someone else will know about them.

 

[sagittarius98]

Post this in the "What Is It" forum.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Yep, looks to be authentic late Roman bronze coins. Usually these coins are pretty low in value, but worth more than 50 cents a piece! Not much of an expert in identifying specific emperors though.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice buys jnkhntr.

 

[PKennett]

Yes, these are all late roman bronze/copper (about 350 AD to 450 AD). This website will help Id them: Roman Coin Attribution Toolkit
They also all appear to have been badly cleaned. This reduces the vaklue dramaticaly. An untouched, unclean Roman coin covered in caked-on dirt sells for about $2. A badly cleaned, in which the original natural patina has been removed (as yours show), is worth $2 to $5. A properly cleaned Roman coin, can fetch anywhere from $20 and up. More if silver, and even more if gold of course.

To see an example of a properly cleaned coin, carefully picked clean with a pin and a microscope - check this post:

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[huntsman53]

I do Flea Markets and occasionally eBay and I sell coins along with other collectible items. I know for a fact that even though the coins have been cleaned (some more harshly than others), many folks would jump at a chance of owning Roman coins from this time period and will pay a much higher price. I am not saying to rip folks off but some collectors or wannabee collectors are willing to pay more for an item than what others would be willing to pay and these coins are part of World History and it does not get much better than that!


Frank

 

[Silver Searcher]

Yes Roman, you weren't robbed at that price, and some nice detail.

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