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Constantine the Great - What's a Fair Price for a Base Metal Example?


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Constantine the Great - What's a Fair Price for a Base Metal Example?

Most TSF members will have heard of Cconstine the Great, but as a reminder:

Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) aka Konstantinos; 27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from 306 to 337 AD, and the first to convert to Christianity.

Obviously I have enough experience to judge what I think is a fair price for common modest condition examples, but what do TSF members think?

Here are two archive photos as examples:

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and:

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No prizes - just for fun!

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3 hours ago, flyingveepixie said:

No Idea of the value or what a fair price would be Lawrence but I love the coin!

That's a lot of help!

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The reverse looks good, but the obverse looks rather mushy and weak.

I didn't have time to find a better example.

Both my photos were from here, where there is an (old) price:

https://24carat.co.uk/frame.php?url=constantinelondon2.html

 

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On 31/08/2022 at 16:57, flyingveepixie said:

No Idea of the value or what a fair price would be Lawrence but I love the coin!

 

On 31/08/2022 at 21:19, James32 said:

£23 then I can send to @GoldDiggerDave to get the rust off 😁

 

On 31/08/2022 at 22:18, Scaffstacker said:

£30/40

The main reason is asked was because of a marketing e-mail I had received from the misleading named London Mint Office:

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An unspecified bronze coin for a price of £49.95 plus postage, total £52.90

A have previously seen Roman Emperors collections which people have bought from LMO and other Coin Marketing Companies. They are usually mediocre quality.

Buyers probably get offered / sent another Roman Emperor every month for the rest of their lives.

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I just noticed on their email:

"A coin with as much history as this piece is very rare indeed. Now you too can own an original bronze coin from one of the most important figures in history."

This sounds like a Donald Trump / Valdimir Putin piece of alternative truth, e.e., a complete exaggeration at best, or outright lie at worst.

Most Constantine the Great coins are actually common or very common.

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I was going to examine the rest of their "OUR BEST AUGUST OFFERS", but I have not had time.

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