Can Anyone Help Me And Tell Me What This Coin Is?

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collector2010 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/18/2012 8:32 pm My grandpa left me this coin about 20 yrs ago and I just found it after packing to move and I am very intrested on how old it is and what type of coin it is? thanks for any help~ Identified - moved to Ancients forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

whitecollarman New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 01/18/2012 8:34 pm Roman? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 01/18/2012 8:43 pm Hello and welcome. Yep, it's ancient Roman. More specifically, a billon (extremely-debased silver) antoninianus of emperor Claudius II (ruled AD 268-270). Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
collector2010 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/18/2012 8:58 pm Thanks is it worth anything? How old would it be? thanks again~ Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 01/19/2012 02:39 am Well, as I said, the coin dates from the reign of emperor Claudius II. It doesn't have a date on it, but archaeological evidence suggests the coin was struck in the later half of his reign (AD 269-270). That would make it around 1,740 years old. The coin is listed in the Sear catalogue of Roman coins (as number 11362); the price given there for this coin is $18 in VF. This example in the Wildwinds database sold for $30 in 2005. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/19/2012 11:56 am to the community. As Sap has said it is Roman coin of the emperor Claudius II. This is a nice looking coin and I hope it would spark your interest to start collecting Ancient Coins. Stick around here and you will learn alot about them. Report this Post to the Staff
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