Well maybe you can read some of the lettering around the edge?
Even if you just have to guess like : "18 letters, ? D or O ?..." it would be a start. If you can make out any greek letters like pi or omega or lambda that would also provide a lead. You can also try taking obliqued pictures from different angles to highlight the lettering.
Some collectors are good at IDing the portrait and can say "That looks like emperor so-and-so" but I am not that experienced.
So I'd say ID the lettering would be your best bet at definitive ID. Even if one of us were to suggest a match, one of the first things you'd do is check to see if the lettering matches.
Edited by wheatiefan
11/04/2011 09:43 am