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Salemelagha New Member Lebanon 1 Posts	Posted 08/05/2015 02:07 am Good morning, Recently I decided to clean few of the coins I have received from my grandfather, and I noticed one of them got a nice goldish color. I tried looking online but all I found was a similar but bigger copper coin. Can anyone please help giving more details about this coin, its metal type and value ? Here 2 pictures of front and back Thank you * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 08/05/2015 02:57 am I moved your post to the Ancient coin section. The experts here will help Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/05/2015 04:19 am Can you give the size in mm and the weight in grams please? Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/05/2015 04:40 am I am no expert, but I would expect to see the design on a bronze follis, not a gold coin like this one http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2531 Report this Post to the Staff
oh my florin Pillar of the Community Australia 1006 Posts	Posted 08/05/2015 06:36 am Gold plated? Pishpash Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/05/2015 07:29 am to the community The coin is supposed to be an AE Follis of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I 527-565 AD, from the Constantinople mint, regnal year 12, E or fifth officina. Reference Sear # 163. Now it could just be the picture and the over cleaning of the coin, but it just doesn't look right to me. The edge is too uniform and there is no border that is usually seen on coins of this type. IMO this is a reproduction. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/05/2015 08:36 am Appears to be a match for a well-documented fake (although, of course, usually produced in bronze) of a Justinian I follis posted both at Forum's Fake Coin Reports and at the forgerynetwork. Report this Post to the Staff
Salemelagha New Member Lebanon 1 Posts	Posted 08/06/2015 08:06 am Diameter 30 mm Weight 18 grams Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/06/2015 08:41 am Probably a "tourist" coin, reproduced to sell to unwary travelers. Report this Post to the Staff
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