Roman Ancients Collection

lkrarecoins

Good day all...

I have a decent sized Roman Ancients collection (Silver Denarius, Bronze Follis, etc) from approx 40AD to 350AD that I am considering selling.
There are over 60 different Emperors and are in varying degrees of condition, although many are in the F/VF range with some AU's. I prefer to sell
the collection as a lot, but I am considering selling them individually as well.

My question is: Should I invest some money in them and have them attributed or should I just sell them as is?

Any advice is appreciated...

Thank you
Len

lkrarecoins

To Attribute or not Attribute, that is the question

Sapyx

By "attributed", I thought it was normally meant that you know the specific details for the coin, as opposed to "unattributed" being described something like "Ancient coin... Roman I think?". What exactly did you mean by the term?

For example the attribution of this coin...

...would be, "silver denarius of Commodus, reverse FIDEI COH PM TRP XVI COS VI, Fides standing holding two grain heads and military standard, struck in 191 AD, RIC #220, Sear (millennium) #5638".

From your description of your collection, they sound like they're already attributed, at least as far as emperors and denomination are concerned.

You could, of course, send it off to a third party - either someone like David Sear (who, for a fee, will formally identify it and send it back to you with a little story card) or a third party grader. I'm not sure either step will necessarily be of great benefit when it comes time to sell.

lkrarecoins

Thank you for the information, its much appreciated.

Yes, I agree with you, these coins have already been attributed by Ruler & denomination on the obverse.

I am more concerned with the reverse attribution, being that there are some reverses that have larger premiums than, say, a common reverse.

From my research on Wildwinds, it appears that some reverses are more rare than others. And, I felt people would be more willing to buy these if they
know what they are getting.

Thx again,
Lennie

CIVITAS

It depends on how you plan to sell them. We provide full attrributions for most anything we put on our website, including weight and diameter. Some of this is unnecessary, but collectors do appreciate it. If you're planning to put them on eBay, a photo will likely suffice. The books you need to properly attribute will run you $1000+ for Roman Imperial, but you can probably get away with a copy of Sear. The ANA can also lend you the books you would need.

We offer consultation/attribution services as well.

lkrarecoins

Thank you Josh...