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artwwweb New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/23/2017 09:07 am Thank you for taking the time to read my query. I assume this is a Greek coin from the lettering but I cannot read Greek. The edges are very rough. The bottom of the coin has been flattened, so that it is not circular and it is thicker at that point. Roughly 2mm thick in general and 3mm at the thickest. It is about 19mm wide by 17mm high (so, presumably, 19mm originally). I only have kitchen scales, but they supposedly are accurate to 1g, and I weighed it a number of times. Results varied from 6 to 8g, so roughly 7g in weight. General impression is that it is quite 'chunky' and heavy for a coin of its size. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Justinokay Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 05/23/2017 11:41 am I believe it is Roman due to the head wear on the portrait, besides that I know nothing more. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 05/23/2017 11:48 am Maximian potin tetradrachm from Alexandria. Reverse is Tyche holding a rudder and cornucopia; L-H stands for Year 8; 293-294 AD. Ref: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...ndria/i.html search Milne 5079 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/23/2017 2:13 pm to the community I agree, A nice example of a Roman Provincial coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 05/23/2017 4:30 pm @artwwweb, welcome to CCF. That is quite a hefty coin you have there. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
artwwweb New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/24/2017 05:27 am Thank you all for your responses, Finn235 especially. I didn't dare hope that it was that exciting! I'm in the UK and this coin was in my father's 'odds and ends' drawer. He died a few years ago, but he could well have found it when digging in his garden, which is only about 4 miles from a Roman Villa site of the right era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littl..._Roman_Villa Edited by artwwweb 05/24/2017 05:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
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