A local coin dealer showed me a small number of
Roman coins that he
had acquired. Most of the coins where the smaller,
cheap type, so I snapped them up. Two coins however stood out, and I decided not to buy them: firstly because I don't want to cheat him out of potentially valuable coins. Secondly because I did not want to risk
buying them for fear of
fakes. As
Roman coins aren't common in this
part of the world (South
Africa), neither the dealer
nor I have any expertise in determining value or authenticity. In any case, if they are authentic, I could get a discount if I identify them. So here they are.
Are they authentic? How much are they worth (dollars will be
fine)?
