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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Never would have thought this was under the dirt, What is it?  Nothing on back, looks flat  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
It's too far gone to identify.
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Valued Member
 United States
90 Posts |
But how would the hole get in the middle?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
582 Posts |
I'm also curious to see if anyone knows what it is.
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
what size is it? and how thick?
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Valued Member
United States
160 Posts |
Button? Doesn't look like a tractor part.
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Doesn't look like any ancient coin that I've ever seen. Looks more like an old button. Going to move this to the unidentified section.
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
I can give you the exact details maybe later today or tomorrow. I am building my ancient Roman coin tool box and I have a caliper on the way. But I ordered 10 uncleaned coins from ebay and this was one of the ten. |
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
It is 19 mm wide and 1.6mm thick
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
OK, so not a coin but a button.
A soldier who carried these coins lost it.
I think that it deserves a place of honor
among your Roman coins.
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
I get the impression that the Roman Soldier who wore this button was burying his stash before a battle and it just popped off as he was digging.
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Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
Matthew, it is a prized collection. I'm excited just to have it as a mystery to it's history.
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Posted 12/25/2013 9:12 pm
