The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series

Handbook of Greek Coinage Series: Volume 9

Valuing coins is an art that combines the grade, the aesthetics, and the desirability with the given supply. Ancient coins, by their very nature, turn up from time to time in finds. This fact changes the values. Many of the coins in these handbooks have not surfaced on the market in many years and, as a result, no attempt is being made to predict their value. Users of the site are invited to submit information for coins which display "No recent sales records". Just click on those entries to send the publisher more information.

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Values are presented in three grades. These grades are based on a combination of a coin’s wear state, preservation, metal quality, defects, and aesthetics.

Grade 1

Gold: A low to medium grade coin, often with problems, sometimes with mount marks.
Silver: A well worn specimen, but identifiable, often with bad metal and other defects.
Bronze: A well worn specimen, but identifiable, often with porous surfaces and rough patina.

Grade 2

Gold: A medium grade to lightly worn coin, should not be from a mount.
Silver: A medium grade to lightly worn coin, with minimal problems, metal might be lightly porous, should be nicely centered and well struck.
Bronze: A medium grade to lightly worn coin, with nice surfaces or a nice patina, should be well centered and struck.

Grade 3

Gold: A well preserved specimen with little wear, problem free.
Silver: A well preserved specimen with little wear, problem free, should be nicely centered and well struck.
Bronze: A well preserved specimen with little wear, with nice surfaces and/or a nice patina. It should be well centered and struck. In many cases, you will find no price for Grade 3 bronzes, because these coins circulated and rarely occur in a well preserved state. As hoards are found, there are usually a certain percentage of nicer coins that come to market. When this occurs, we will update the pricing structure.

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All values are in US Dollars.

Alexander I Balas
Catalog No.Grade 1Grade 2Grade 3
86910000-15000
870No recent sales records - submit one to us
871NFA XVIII (April 1987). Lot 355 VF realized $30000
872100-150250-400600-1000
873No recent sales records - submit one to us
8742000-30006000-800012000-15000
87575-125150-250300-500
876No recent sales records - submit one to us
877200-300800-12001500-2500
878No recent sales records - submit one to us
879No recent sales records - submit one to us
8802000-30006000-800012000-15000
88175-125200-300500-750
88275-125200-300500-750
88375-125150-250500-750
884100-125250-400600-900
885100-125300-400600-750
886No recent sales records - submit one to us
88730-5075-125200-300
88875-100150-250
889No recent sales records - submit one to us
890No recent sales records - submit one to us
89175-100150-250
892No recent sales records - submit one to us
893No recent sales records - submit one to us
894No recent sales records - submit one to us
895No recent sales records - submit one to us
896No recent sales records - submit one to us
897500-750
89840-60125-175400-600
89940-60125-175
90040-60125-175
90140-60125-175
902No recent sales records - submit one to us
903No recent sales records - submit one to us
90440-60125-175250-350
905No recent sales records - submit one to us
90640-60125-75
907No recent sales records - submit one to us
908No recent sales records - submit one to us
909No recent sales records - submit one to us
910No recent sales records - submit one to us
91140-60125-175
91250-75150-250
913No recent sales records - submit one to us
914No recent sales records - submit one to us
915No recent sales records - submit one to us
916No recent sales records - submit one to us
917No recent sales records - submit one to us
918No recent sales records - submit one to us
91940-60100-150200-300
92050-75100-150200-300
921No recent sales records - submit one to us
922No recent sales records - submit one to us
923No recent sales records - submit one to us
924No recent sales records - submit one to us
925No recent sales records - submit one to us
926No recent sales records - submit one to us
927No recent sales records - submit one to us
928No recent sales records - submit one to us
929No recent sales records - submit one to us
930No recent sales records - submit one to us
931No recent sales records - submit one to us
932No recent sales records - submit one to us
933No recent sales records - submit one to us
934No recent sales records - submit one to us
935No recent sales records - submit one to us
936No recent sales records - submit one to us
937No recent sales records - submit one to us
93850-75100-150
939No recent sales records - submit one to us
940No recent sales records - submit one to us
941No recent sales records - submit one to us
942No recent sales records - submit one to us
943No recent sales records - submit one to us
94440-60100-150
945No recent sales records - submit one to us
94640-60125-175
947No recent sales records - submit one to us
948No recent sales records - submit one to us
949No recent sales records - submit one to us
950No recent sales records - submit one to us
951No recent sales records - submit one to us
952No recent sales records - submit one to us
953No recent sales records - submit one to us
954No recent sales records - submit one to us
955No recent sales records - submit one to us