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A friend found this and wanted help identifying it. He's not big on using computers so he asked me to help. The bad thing is that it had a nice green blue patina, but his stepdad cleaned it off without asking first...  I apologize - I forgot to include any type of scale information in the photo, and now don't have the coin in my possession; the coin is larger than a US quarter, and I think smaller than a US half dollar. It may be worthless, but I thought I might get an opinion here. Thanks - nice forum! |
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 to CCF. It looks like an ancient coin,Rome? Give it a bit and a pro will chime in. John1  |
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United States
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It's an as of emperor Hadrian. They are pretty common--I hate to say it but your friend's stepdad ruined pretty much any value it had left. There are a few right ways to clean ancient coins, and none of them result in this polished, bright metal look. The good news is that he probably only turned a $5 coin into a $1 coin.
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Rest in Peace
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As hard as it may be to believe, this coin, nearly 2000 years old from a popular emperor, is worth almost nothing because of the condition. Don't let that guy get his hands on any more coins.
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to the community Not much to go by, but it does look like Hadrian. |
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Yes, Arkansas, Arkie - I do say that. In my case, it's the truth. Our state is one of the best kept secrets around, don't you think? Thanks for the warm welcome, guys!
Yes, Finn235 - I realize that! The irony kills me - an object survives so many hundreds of years, just to be ruined by the actions of a hapless do gooder. Let's hear it for my friend's stepdad: Way to go, dude! My friend will think SSDD. Par for the course: He finds a 2000 year old coin, it's worth next to nothing, and Albert destroys most of any remaining value it might possibly have. My friend will be thrilled.
Thanks, guys, for the input - you have a great site here.
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...an object survives so many hundreds of years, just to be ruined by the actions of a hapless do gooder. So true...  (disclaimer: the original painting was actually produced in the early 20th century, but in a historical style and method - fresco. The old woman who took it upon herself to restore it meant well...LOL) Edited by Kamnaskires
06/07/2017 8:48 pm
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The good news is that were it not for your friend and the regrettable actions of his step-dad you might never have found your way onto this forum!
Now you are here you can read a little about ancient coins and potentially develop and interest in collecting them!
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greekandromancoins, I agree 100% - I am fortunate to have arrived at this forum and site. I'm also not about to let the actions taken against an item that doesn't belong to me by someone I don't know very well get me down.
Thanks for the encouragement - I do appreciate your kindness. I'm interested in historical artifacts, but I don't know that much about coins. In my part of the country (and really, everywhere else all over the world - we're not that special) there are all types of rock artifacts just sitting out in the open, and those have been my focus.
I will take your advice and spend some time here. I'm quite ignorant about the subject and would like to know more. Thanks again!
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