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I have had this coin for a long time but I don't know what it is it appears to be roman but I'm not sure help would be appreciated  |
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 Photo of other side please. John1  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Really cool coin. I have no idea what it is but it is nice to look at for sure.
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United States
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This may get more attention and information from the ancients forum. You can ask the mods to move it if you like.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Valued Member
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I don't know much about ancient coins but this looks like Roman - Trajan Decius from around 250 AD. I wouldn't know more details about it, but there are a lot of coins out there that appear similar from around that time. Hope that helps.
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Indeed, it purports to be a silver antoninianus of Roman emperor Trajan Decius.
The ring it is encased in is not, of course, part of the original coin.
However, I am concerned about authenticity. The coin is too "round" for a coin from this time period; I suspect it is either a replica specifically made for jewellery, or it is a genuine coin but has had the edges filed down to make it appear more round. Pictures of the edge might help us determine what is going on, but might be tricky to obtain because of the attached ring.
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
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Well this coin was a gift to me from an antiques dealer a long time ago. She told me she wanted to give me a necklace with a coin in it but I said that I would prefer to have the coin by itself, but she insisted so I said OK as long as it doesn't damage the coin. So if they made an authentic coin rounder for jewelry that would be infuriating. I would actually prefer to find out it was a modern replica. I might find someone to take it out of the necklace I'll see.
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Colt1849;
If the coin was rounded to fit that bezel it is worth more intact so respectfully I'd not take it out. If you really wanted a Trajan Decius coin they are easy enough to come by. You have your origin as "Macedonia" and if you wrote that as being from modern Northern Macedonia or you wrote it with historical thought to ancient Macedonia, Trajan Decius died in the area (Moesia was the ancient name) and was the first Roman to die to a foreign enemy. So maybe if you got it in that area someone was proud of the history and actually mounted this emperor intentionally as they admired the man. Apparently I just read when his son died in a battle with him he told the men to not be upset as the death of one soldier would not affect Rome greatly. I am just saying the item has a history now all it's own with the bezel. And I think it is a genuine ancient coin. That would be a strange coin to make a replica of and it looks fine to me on the surface. Also, your friend probably had the coin in the bezel and just wanted to give it to you. I don't think she intentionally made that for you and when you said you wanted the coin outside the bezel she still just gave you what she had. It is well done the way it is mounted and I suspect it was placed there quite a long time ago. I deal in estates and I get these quite often, they were just interesting to people this way to wear I imagine.
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01/20/2023 08:26 am
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