Ancient Greek Herakles Quarter Stater 340-328 BC

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 7 / Views: 494
Channeling 1322 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/06/2024 8:05 pm Hi, I have this ancient Greek coin set in a ring and it was purchased for $7500 back in 2000. Does anyone know what this coin's value is? Thank you for any in input! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 08/06/2024 11:10 pm Hello and welcome. Here is an example of a similar coin being sold for US$2800. It's difficult to tell from your pictures, but it seems to be more heavily worn than the example in the link, so in theory your coin would be worth slightly less than this. Of course, it's been put into a ring - making it more or less worthless to a collector. Well, not "worthless", it's still an ancient gold coin, but worth much closer to bullion value than market value. And without being able to examine the coin directly because it's trapped in a bezel, it would be impossible to tell if it were genuine, or even if it was made of gold. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/07/2024 04:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 08/07/2024 09:00 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/07/2024 5:24 pm @chan, first welcome to CCF. Second, what a great first post! As @sap mentioned, the mounting is unfortunate from a numismatic standpoint. You could certainly bring this to a jeweler who could help confirm that the alloy of the coin is gold. I don't have any experience with the store ("Ancient Creations") that issued this COA. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Channeling 1322 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/07/2024 5:47 pm Thank you for taking the time to respond! Perhaps it would be better to have the coin taken out of the setting and sold separately. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/07/2024 6:01 pm Ah well I suppose it depends on who is your expected buyer. The damage done by mounting a coin is permanent, so removing the coin from the ring and then selling the remnant ring as "junk" gold plus some loose diamonds doesn't necessarily net you a higher price. Depending on your level of comfort and experience, you might damage the coin further while extricating it from the mount. Consider just keeping it "as-is" and then let the next owner ponder whether to separate it out or keep it together. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Channeling 1322 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/07/2024 7:40 pm Good point! Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 7 / Views: 494

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.25 seconds to rattle this change.