Which Is Usually More Valuable As A Coin?

Gold would be at the top of the list for Greek and Roman Empire, but their are other empires too. Here is an example of a coin from India that is currently being sold on Vcoins. I doubt that it will ever sell but it is extremely rare.

https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/co...Default.aspx

A rare coin will always command a high price.

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The lowest average value as an individual coin in all three metals, would have to be a product of the Roman Empire. That is because the Roman Empire was so dominant, and covered the largest area.

Gold coins of the Roman Republic are rare and therefore very valuable; silver was the dominant currency metal.

There are some very valuable and rare gold coins of the ancient Greek World, though by ancient Greek comparisons, the Macedonian gold staters of Apollo / biga, and Nike / Athena in Corinthian helmet, are very common.

There is much value overlap Greek silver vs Roman Republic silver, but the larger and heavier tetradrachms command a decent liking amongst the collectors of ancient coins generally. Sometimes, it is the superb die cutting artistry that will attract a collector to ancient Greek silver coinage.

When it comes to the consideration of a purchase of any coin in any of the three categories mentioned, it will always come down to valuing each coin, based on it's own individual merits.

My preference is for ancient the Greek coinages, but that is based on emotion, and heavily influenced by the artistry of the ancient Greek die cutters. Such a preference is not based on a relative category value judgement.

It's not really a question with a straightforward answer.

Typically, Greek coins are bought as art; a distracting bit of damage can ruin the value, while superb centering or above-average engraving can increase the value by several times. They are more expensive on average, but IMO aren't as sensitive to rarity, barring a handful of rare AND famous emperors, such as Seleucus I Nikator.

Roman Republican coins are also mostly collected as art; an inspired and well-engraved denarius will fetch a bit more than your standard Roma and Quadriga/Biga/Dioscuri types. This of course goes out the window when dealing with Imperatorial coins of those such as Caesar, Brutus, Pompey, and Mark Antony. That is partially why many differentiate between Republican and Imperatorial.

Roman Imperial is mostly just collected for history. They do tend to run the cheapest, but rare emperors or historically significant reverses go for silly money. This isn't helped because the historian Suetonius wrote a book called The Twelve Caesars detailing the lives of Julius Caesar and all emperors Augustus through Domitian. As a result, many collect *only* these twelve, which drives the price significantly. Then there's poor Nerva, who died after Domitian but was omitted from the book (written during the reign of Trajan). He ruled for under two years and is very scarce, but because he isn't in "The Twelve" his coins are rather modestly priced compared to say, Vitellius.

Thanks Finn. good to know

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Gold is out of my price range I would prefer silver or bronze. I am mostly in it for the history.

Would a bronze Alexander III or Phillip II Macedon be worth as much of Roman imperial silver coins?