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To: Godebert; SunkenCiv
I am a 20 year collector of Roman coins of this period, as well as a part time dealer (RomanLode on VCoins: www.vcoins.com). There are some misconceptions here which need to be rectified. First, in Spain, all finds like this belong to the state. Finders must turn them in (not all do - but they stand the chance of running afoul of the law). There is no commission or reward to the finder. Coins of this period (as near as I can tell from the ones I can see, the time period spans approximately 295-307 AD or so) will weigh about 9 g on average. The coins are high grade and despite how they appear in the pictures, most will likely be of very high grade. Coins of this grade will average about $100 apiece for the common ones, and the great majority of them will be common. One of the coins pictured in hand is a rare one of Constantine the Great and should sell for about $600 up to a $1000 depending on grade. BUT - none of these will appear on the market. The Spanish government and the museums and the anti-collector archeologists will not let this happen (unless theft happens).

Stayathomemom's husband, Ron.

86 posted on 04/30/2016 4:52:36 PM PDT by stayathomemom (Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
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To: stayathomemom

Thanks Ron!


92 posted on 05/01/2016 12:28:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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