2 ancient coins...need prices please

koreansteve · December 10, 2003 8:07AM

i'm going to my local coin club's annual December banquet and i just noticed 2 foreign coins up for auction tonight and i figured i'd ask you guys to see if i could get a good deal for them (I'm currently in high school in my 4th year of Latin so ancient coins have some intrigue for me).

the 2 coins are:

1) "Ancient Rome, Constantius II, 337-64 AD, Bronze"
2) "Ancient Judea, 15-26 AD, Prutah, Bronze, Hendin-105"

That's all the info i have on the 2 coins. They both have a $5 reserve on them, but i don't know what condition they are in (i'll get to see them at the banquet but i won't know til then).

So if someone could give me some approximate prices on these 2 coins, i'd REALLY APPRECIATE IT. If you could give me a price range for several grades, that would be even better.

thanks.

coachleonard · December 10, 2003 8:24AM

for the roman coin, $5 is about right if it's average circulated. If it has a lot of intricate detail ( facial details, lots of hairlines showing) maybe go up to $10.

I think $15-$25 would be fair for the Judean coin, even in low average circulated condition. It's scarcer than your average Judean "widows mite," plus it has the distinction of being struck during the life of Jesus.

Of course, others may differ with me on what they'd bid.

CIVITAS · December 10, 2003 11:00AM

I think coachleonard's prices sound about right. Of course if both coins are choiceEF, then prices go up a bit.

If the Constantius II is a "Centenionalis" (i.e. a bronze coin about 24mm) you may want to use $10-$20 as your range for an average piece. Chances are good that it will be an AE3 GLORIA EXERCITVS type with soliders and standards on reverse, in which case stick to the $5.00-$10.00 range.

2 ancient coins...need prices please

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