Opinion On This Roman Coin From BC 109? Worth Grading?

This is a very nice Roman Republic denarius issued by M. Tullius in 119 BC. Collectors of ancient coins don't really like to have their coins slabbed. This is a nice example with an excellent strike. I would give it a grade of about extra fine.

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I think that's an attractive specimen. As for whether it's "worth grading" I imagine you're going to find there're divided opinions on the issue of certifying ancients. Sometimes it's necessary if they're rare or important, especially if they're in the process of being sold or auctioned. But many just abhor these being "entombed", and if they get one that's been slabbed, they're apt to crack it out. Personally, I do put mine in Airtite holders for protection, but that still leaves them technically "raw".

Welcome to CCF @genericnewbie! Thanks for sharing your coin.

I think that you will find, at least here on CCF, and perhaps more generally across most collectors that slabbing ancients isn't the advantage that it may be in dealing with other areas of numismatics (US modern coins comes to my mind first). Even there, you have both camps, but my point is that with ancients the "don't slab" camp seems to be more prevalent. For this type of coin, I'm only purchasing from dealers that I trust and so the slab is a bit extraneous.