How well do common ancients sell?

coinguy89 · September 24, 2004 2:42AM

I've got about 25 or 30 atleast half of which have already been attributed and look decent. The other half are either dirt or I can't attribute them cause I have no idea what they are.

coachleonard · September 24, 2004 3:45AM

From my experience, common roman bronzes (i'm thinking 3rd-early 5th century) in Very Good or below are kinda hard sells. If you
have a coin where you can trumpet up the fact that it has really nice detail still intact, you're chances to get a decent bid go much higher.
But even for better emperors, a worn bronze will get lousy bids-- at least in MY case! F'r'instance I listed a heavily worn Commodus sesterius (granted a smaller size one) multiple times at $3 opening bid. Never a bid. I've listed a very worn Ceasar Augustus middle bronze
starting anywhere from $3-$5 SIX times and not a single bid.

291fifth · September 24, 2004 5:18AM

Eye-appeal is very important in ancients. Most of the cheap ones don't have it and won't bring much money now or in the future. Because of their poor artistic qualities the later Roman issues are unlikely to ever gain much of a following.

coinguy89 · September 24, 2004 8:48AM

So I should probably sell them all as a group then.

theboz11 · September 24, 2004 9:03AM

Do have any with a decent Lion on them

coinguy89 · September 24, 2004 9:55AM

Nope.

Aethelred · September 24, 2004 10:37AM

What do you have?

coinguy89 · September 26, 2004 2:09AM

Pretty much junk, but i'll post a list together, there all Roman emperors, some that are quite common, but I have a few that are considered quite rare, I don't know if there worth anything, but are rare. Would you like me to list them for you?

Aethelred · September 26, 2004 2:12AM

Yes, and if you could post some photos that would also be nice!

coinguy89 · September 26, 2004 3:53AM

Here's a few, one's I can't attribute.

coinguy89 · September 26, 2004 4:04AM

These are the rest, probably out of order, but 1 obverse matches 1 reverse and so on. A few wouldn't load though. I'll have the names of the emporers later.

How well do common ancients sell?

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