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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hello I'm very new to this whole forum thing so forgive me if I break any rules or have put this in the wrong section. I found a coin and have no idea what it is or where to start looking for the answers. My son suggested a forum so here I am. I found this coin with my metal detector which I've been using for around 3 years, any ideas would be appreciated Thanks     |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the Community! I moved your post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Moderator
United States
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The coin images are very small. Can we get an image closer to the coin? and try the CCF Free Image Optimizer to eliminate the blank space.  |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Hi, thanks. Ill sort some more pictures tomorrow. Thanks for the help
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, could be a Mark Antony denarius.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Mods, you may want to kick this one over to the Roman folks in the Ancients/Medieval section. OP coin below and some Antony denarii for comparison.   |
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Moderator
United States
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Mods, you may want to kick this one over to the Roman folks in the Ancients/Medieval section. Done.  |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate it.
Better photos will follow
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Moderator
United States
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to the community Not much to go by but I think Bob is on the right track. My best guess would also be Marc Anthony. When you post pictures try an get as clear a shot as possible without a lot of background. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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and  . That reverse looks very much like that Denarius. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Gomery! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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and good spot Bob as usual. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin you have there! I'm wondering if the OP has an ancient counterfeit? I have seen a lot of corroded denarii, but never a green one. That's about what I would expect the bronze core of a plated fourree to look like. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's about what I would expect the bronze core of a plated fourree to look like. This had occurred to me too. Not sure if we're looking at base metal or heavily toned silver. Comparing the two different images of the reverse, above, I wonder how much lighting is affecting our reading of tone here. (The bottom one does look a bit silvery) In any event hopefully the better pics Gomery will post will help us. |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Ill take pics later, I need to dig out my camera as the other pics are from my phone. is it best to use lighting or as natural a light as possible. Also should I take the picture on a white background?
What does OP mean as well. sorry
Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Gomery, you could always try both artificial and natural lighting, then post both sets. OP just means "original poster" in threads like this, referring readers back to the original post - in this case back to your original image.
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