Need to find out what this Roman is and value - yes it has some problems

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• coachleonard Posts: 995 ✭

  June 11, 2009 3:17PM

  roman silver denarii of trajan (reigned 98-117 A.D)...I would say value is $45-$50. Interesting how someone etched '13' on it-- wonder what century that was done

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• clackamas Posts: 5,615 ✭

  June 11, 2009 3:25PM

  
  
  << <i>roman silver denarii of trajan (reigned 98-117 A.D)...I would say value is $45-$50. Interesting how someone etched '13' on it-- wonder what century that was done >>
  
  
  
  Thanks - I wonder when it was done as well, and why, a real shame. I think its modern, but it could have been 200 years ago for all modern means to this coin. It is well toned in the etching so it was not recent. It was purchased in Italy around 1900 from what I can gather from the family.

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• lordmarcovan Posts: 43,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 11, 2009 3:28PM

  Like he said, a denarius of the emperor Trajan, under whose reign the Roman empire hit its high point in terms of geographical spread.
  
  The "13" is interesting and could be an old collector's or museum mark (VERY old, since I can't see anybody in the last century and a half choosing to scratch a number into a coin- usually they would have used india ink to mark a number on one.
  
  I'll agree with the value, basically. Maybe guess downwards a tiny bit, say $35-40 (retail-ish).
  
  At $20-25 (wholesale-ish), I'd be a potential buyer on that piece.

  
  
  

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• lordmarcovan Posts: 43,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 11, 2009 3:34PM

  By way of comparison, here is the Trajan denarius from my old collection.
  
  It was a really sharp example which is not flattered by the low-resolution scans you see. I paid about $45 for it but that was from a forum friend who gave me a really good deal on it.
  
  
  

  
  
  

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