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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am looking at this coin for a possible purchase. Hoping to get some opinions. Is it authentic? Desirable? General opinion? Value?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I did strongly consider Byzantine gold as it can be had for a not unacceptable price.. personally I thought the Heraclius or Tiberius Solidus coins seemed to offer good aestetics and value for money. I am not particularly interested in coins with religious connections but since it is an area of appeal to some I guess that inflates the depiction of Christ coins, plus any coin mentioned in the bible. Personally this one looks a bit worn for it to take my fancy. You could have something like the following (much clearer than your coin) but for half the money I personally would prefer the aforementioned solidus types. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/nu...Default.aspxI guess its all personal preference. |
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Moderator
 United States
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The coin appears genuine and desirable to Byzantine collectors like my self, that being said it does have some negative issues. For a gold coin which is going to be expensive I would want more detail. The reverse legend is worn away along with the face of Christ on the obverse. What is the asking price?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
We have not come up with a price .. because neither the seller or myself
have any idea of it's value.
For me to even think about buying it ...the price would have to be low.
Or what I think is low ...
Is $250 .. $300 low? Or is that high?
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Moderator
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2624 Posts |
I agree with the above, for that sort of money both parties should feel its a fair deal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Very good advice. ... Thank you both
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Moderator
United States
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Interestingly, my 1974 edition of Sear's Byzantine Coins and Their Values has this coin listed at 250 British Pounds in VF condition.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Moderator
United States
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My 1987 edition has it at 100 pounds, they must have found some between the two editions. I think the VF/EF grade is a bit high, I'd say aVF for the reverse and Fine for the obverse.
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Australia
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And I should point out, for the "one from every country" collectors, that this technically is not a "Byzantine Empire" coin. After the Crusader conquest of Constantinople in 1204, the Byzantine Empire split into four pieces (the Latin Empire, Epirus, Trebizond and Nicaea); this coin is from the largest "Byzantine" piece, the "Empire of Nicaea".
I don't have a coin from the Empire of Nicaea yet.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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