Help With Four Roman Coins

Let me do the easy one first which is the last coin you posted. It is a Germanicus AE As struck under Caligula: RIC 35 (Caligula), BMC 49, S 1821:

OBV: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N - Bare head of Germanicus left.
REV: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TRP OT - Legend around large S C. 37-38 (Rome).

I'll get back to you on the other two

JW

I'm not 100%, but I believe the third coin is a Septimius Severus Sestertius RIC RIC 656, struck at Rome 193 AD:

OBV: SEPT SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right
REV: VICT AVG TR P COS S-C, Victory advancing left with wreath & palm.

Sorry it took so long, but the wife seems to think she can place demands on my time . I hope I have helped some. If you care to check out the attributions, go to Wildwinds.com.

Regards,

JW

Ah, worth. Now that is something else. Worth of anything, especially ancient coins, can be very subjective. Most people will tell you that it is hard to tell the worth of any of your coins without having them in hand. That being said I will give you some estimates.

Coin 1. The Augustus Denarius as I said is a highly sought after coin. I have seen VF specimens go for as much as $500 -$700. I bought one in Croatia last year for less then a tenth of that amount (but I was very lucky). I would hazard a guess that your coin should bring $125-200.

Coin 2. Lucius Verus coins are not exactly rare but rare enough to warrant a slightly higher price than a more common Sestertius of say Sep Severus. That being said, I might guess that your coin could be worth around $75-$100.

Coin 3. Septimius Severus coins are much more available then the Verus coin above. However, the patina on your coin is very nice and patina can make or break the sale of one of these coins. Even so, my guess on this coin, depending on weight and size, would be in the $50-75 range,

Coin 4. Germanicus coins are bountiful and thus the prices are not as high. Your coin looks a little rough, but its not bad. So, again, my guess might be $35-65 range.

A good way to gauge how much the market is bearing for these coins is to watch the ebay auctions. You can search for each coin separately and see what the market is for each. Another place to see what they are selling for in coin shops would be to go to https://www.vcoins.com. You can search the database of a ton of companies to see what prices they are asking. Be careful though. These are very reputable dealers who generally get top dollar. Check out Forum coins for sale. They are usually reasonable and perhaps you can use them to price your coins.

If you don't mind, please post again to let us know what you find out. I certainly am no expert and I am curious as to how close I may have gotten in the pricing. Good luck

Regards,

JW

Notice that the Germanicus has a rectangular countermark behind the head. If this were readable, it could add some value to even such a low grade coin. One common one is NCAPR but there are others.

Value on ancient coins is very related to condition and where you live. It is not uncommon to find identical coins owned by different dealers for very different prices. If you expect to sell the coins for the prices listed above, you might be surprised one way or the other. IMHO the Septimius Sestertius is the nicest of your lot. Were it not for the rather bad crack, I would call it a decent example for the grade with a nice portrait. Severan denarii are common but sestertii are less so. All considered, I would agree with the suggested price on that one. That is what I like about ancients: there is no Red Book.

Hi dougsmit, thank you for your input. I live in Argentina, and I'm having a really hard time finding people here who can appraisal this kind of coins. I'm no expert either, I'm just getting into this matter of roman coins, so it's all a little confusing. There's a lot of online information, but it's hard to know what to pay attention to.
Thanks to you to echizento.
I'll keep investigating and keep you posted of what I find. And if by any change, someone knows a reliable person in Argentina who can help, I'll be more than happy (I know it's unlikely, but let me hope :)! )

Hi all, I'm still trying to know for sure what kind of coins do I have in hand. That's why I went to a numismatic shop that I have near work down town in Buenos Aires.
That was my first attempt in person to ID them. Turns out JW was right in all his descriptions. This is what the guy told me:
The 1st coin is an Augustus Denarius, with Caius and Lucius on the back.
The 2nd one is Germanicus As. He also commented me that if you look at the OBS you can see at the left of the coin something like a smak, with a rectangular form. And that is what he called a resealing (I'm not sure if that is the correct term in english). That legions in those time, had the tradition of making them to leave their mark in them. But he couldn't see what legion is that from, so it does not have much value (I'll talk about what the coins worth after all the descriptions).
The 3rd coin is Septimius Severus Sestertius.
The 4rd coin is Marcus Aurelius Sestertius.
I'm not sure which, but he told me that one of the last three coins I mentioned usually is made of some other material and not bronze, and that is kind of strange, and may be give it a uniqueness to the coin.
He did not gave me a value for each coin, but for all four of them together... And the price was... U$200...
Apparently if I sell them one by one, they can be sold to a higher value, but he told me that it is also more difficult.
Anyway, I did not feel that he was giving me all the information about the real price of them. I think that me not knowing anything about roman coins really affected what he was willing to say the were worth (it can happen sometimes those kind of things here).
So... I will keep investigating, but I have the feeling that selling them in Argentina (if I finally decide to do it), won't be the best option.
What do you think? Any advice?
Thanks a lot to all of you for your input and help.
Regards,
Nadia

I'd just like to add that JW is pretty spon on with those valuations. I did pick up one of those Augustus denarius about a year ago for £44 - in slightly better condition at a local auction - so that one may be a tad overvalued - but again it really depends where you live. A $200 offer is reasonable for a dealer who wants to make a profit - you weren't being ripped off or anything