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Greek Or Roman Coin?

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I found this coin while sorting. I'm not really sure where it is from or if it is even authentic. Any ideas would be welcome.

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 Posted 12/28/2013  05:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, it is a severely overcleaned Late Roman Bronze. I can't ID the emperor or mintmark, but the reverse appears to be the fairly common soldier-spearing-horseman design.
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Roman.
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Sweet! Not too bad of a find from going through mute coin.
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The emperor is fully identifiable if you could give a clearer picture...you've got Constantius Gallus or Julian II here. Reverse is indeed soldier spearing horseman, the legend is FEL TEMP REPARATIO (Happy times are here again! (because we just brutally murdered this barbarian)).

These are usually struck on bronze, its odd to find Auricalcum examples (the roman name for brass). this probably happened when an earlier sestertius was melted and repurposed for more recent coinage. It wont command a premium, though.
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