Rare Roman coins and two Victoria Crosses go to auction in Sydney

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Historic treasures dating back to the roman empire are up for grabs at an auction of rare collectibles in Sydney. Among the items are coins minted during the reign of Julius Caesar as well as two Victoria crosses.

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00:00From the casual collector to the professional purveyor, this auction is attracting bidders

00:10from Australia and beyond.

00:12People study it, we get bids from all around the world, it's live online, a global auction.

00:18I got just about five pieces so that was, I'm happy with that.

00:25These include this ancient Roman gold coin, bearing the faces of Caligula and Agrippina

00:31the Elder.

00:32It's expected to fetch $100,000.

00:35Holding something like that you just say, where has it been?

00:38But if that's a little beyond your budget, a set of Julius Caesar coins are tipped to

00:42sell for a more modest sum of $15,000 each.

00:46We've never seen these before, they're the best ancient coins we've ever had.

00:50More than 3,500 rarities are being auctioned off here this week, including coins, documents

00:55medals and even pottery.

00:57Some start at just $20, while others have an asking price into the hundreds of thousands.

01:03War medals make up a lot of the offerings, including two Victoria Crosses, but they fail

01:08to reach the reserves of between half a million and $800,000.

01:13But owners of some other artefacts were more pleasantly surprised.

01:17There are some coin lots which we estimate at two or three hundred go for two or three thousand.

01:22None of us can take these things with us, so that's why we're always in business.

01:25But right now, it's a chance to take home a piece of history.

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