Roman Gold "Aureii"

MOST of the value, very sadly.
When they are holed such as these ones are, they don't command much more value than bullion value, plus perhaps 20%, in the British market.
They may sell for a little more in the U.S. market.
If they came up for auction singly, they would be perhaps be estimated at bullion value plus 10%, with a buyers commission added onto that.

AGW typically .23 ounces x $1170 x 110% x 120% buyers fee = $355.

At $355 each, that would be about my 50% decision to buy, if I was interested.

That's only about 10% of their value, UNholed. The holed and plugged Hadrian may attract a little higher price in the U.S. retail market.

They would nevertheless take a legitimate place in my ancient coin collection, but I would only be able to afford to buy one of them, perhaps the Hadrian.

These are the saddest pictures I have seen in the last three years, here in the CCF.

The thought HAD indeed crossed my mind that they are failed fakes, in good gold, but I would need to examine each one 'in hand' very closely, then confirm with one of my friends with a lifetime experience in ancient coins, and who also happens to be a coin auctioneer of international reputation. I would do some searching on the data bases for fake coins with him.

From the photos they look to be genuine; that is why they look so sad.

It it OK to ask from where they came?

@ sel_69l
Thank you for your reply. That's what I was afraid of when I saw them. I knew that it was a common practice for late Roman gold aureii to get punctured for the purpose of using them as a jewelry. But was not sure how much of the value they loose in this particular case.

@ sel_69l
Tried to reply to your question as to the country of origin to your email-it says you do not accept emails. Sorry dont want to advertise this information here.

I'm right on point with the comments made so far. I see many of these problem free on VCoins, each for several thousand dollars and I've seen quite a few, even in very low grades come out with $3000 at auctions. For me, the holes would destroy the value for them. Not just that but I wouldn't buy them for my own collection unless I could get them at spot plus a bit more because I would never be content with having something like that. If they are yours, I would suggest looking into getting them professional repaired, if it's done well enough you could get about 50% of the original value at an auction rather than the 10% you are getting as of now. Furthermore, if they are not yours and you are looking to purchase them, I would advise that you stay away from them unless you're getting a killer deal (Spot plus a bit for each).