Greek Or Roman Coin? - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,301
Papasquirrel1 Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 12/28/2013 02:20 am 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. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 12/28/2013 05:13 am 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. 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
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 12/28/2013 2:18 pm Roman. Report this Post to the Staff
Papasquirrel1 Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 12/28/2013 3:51 pm Sweet! Not too bad of a find from going through mute coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 12/30/2013 8:15 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,301

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.24 seconds to rattle this change.