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New Member
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Hey people. I'm looking to buy a good quality Roman Coin be it republic or imperial that features Roma/Quirinus or the she-wolf. I'm fine with regular Emperors + the she-wolf was well. So far I've found one that has caught my eye but there seems to be a big price difference between the two and I'm not sure why and I'm also not sure if the $750 price tag for one of them is completely overpriced. I used to do ancients back in 2014 but it's almost impossible now to even get a grasp on what is and what isn't overvalued and as someone who personally refuses to even buy silver any time it is over $16 an ounce I seriously can't stomach buying if things have 2x'ed/4x'ed recently and I much rather wait years to buy. So with that being the case do you guys believe either of these are good prices? and why one is nearly double the price of the other one? And if not do you know any other coins with the she-wolf and a good price to look for? I've got around $1500 AUD to spend so looking for the best example possible. P SATRIENUS SILVER DENARIUS - SHE-WOLF ISSUE OF 77 BC: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/vi...Default.aspxP. Satrienus. Silver denarius, Rome 77 B.C. - Mars - ROMA She-wolf walking left. P•SATRIE / NVS: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/lu...Default.aspx |
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@noah, those are both beautiful coins, but if a silver coin is going to be too much for your budget have you considered picking up a copper-based coin with the wolf and twins?
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New Member
 United States
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I'm mainly looking for silver coins right now but if silver is overpriced I'm open to other metal's. I'm looking to spend as much as possible up to $1500 to get the best grade/type as long as its actually worth that price and hasn't gone up significantly in the last four years or so.
The first one for $750 looks the nicest to me but do you know if $750 is a fair price? I know a lot of Roman gold has gone up a lot as well as Nero coins in the last few years so I'm trying to buy something that hasn't been affected by the major boom in ancient coins in the last few years.
If it is overpriced I'd but rather wait until the market cools off but I'm still trying to figure out if everything has been affected or if there are still types of coins that haven't seen 2x/4x rises.
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Pillar of the Community
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Imo, the reverse on the more expensive one is really nice and likely accounts for the difference in price.
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As mentioned by Spence, there's a very common 4th century commemorative issue in (silvered, IIRC) bronze with Roma on one side and the she-wolf on the other, commemorating the capital move to Constantinople, I think.
Probably too common for what you're looking for; AFAIK even the most spectacular examples rarely go for over $200.
Offhand I can't think of any gold or silver with these images, but of course I hadn't looked it up. There probably are some good types.
Edited by january1may
08/13/2022 08:40 am
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The wolf suckling twins is a fairly common motif across the Imperial series. One of my favorites is the sestertius minted by Philip I to mark the Secular Games for Rome's 1000th birthday. My example was extremely budget friendly, but you could probably hunt down a full-flan example for $300 or less  |
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I think the City of Rome commemoratives struck during Constantine I would be perfect. These used to be really cheap. I just checked Vcoins and the only cheap ones are not in the best shape. Like this one. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ce...Default.aspxThere are some good looking ones in the 100 - 200 range. Edited by MartiVltori
09/03/2022 10:19 pm
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