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EDR New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 5:56 pm My dad gave me this coin 40 years ago. Found it again today while cleaning my closet. Any ideas? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 6:04 pm to the community Your coin is a Roman Republic denarius. Anonymous type circa 211-208 BC. Bust of Roma on the obverse and the Dioscuri on horseback. Report this Post to the Staff
EDR New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 6:43 pm Thank you Echizento! Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 9:11 pm Looks authentic and may have been part of a necklace(discolorations at 11-1-5-7 positions). At the time it was minted the Romans were fighting the Carthaginians for supremacy of the Mediterranean in the 2nd Punic War. A nice piece of history - which is likely why your dad gave it to you. Edited by jskirwin 10/20/2017 9:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
EDR New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 10:40 pm I have been reading about Roman coins all day now. From what I have read it seems like the Romans minted these coins (with the crescent between the Dioscuri) in 207 BC then again in 194 - 190 BC. I am leaning toward the 194 - 190 time frame. Any experts have any thoughts on this? Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 10/22/2017 1:50 pm There are 4 phases in this dioscuri-coins : the first with only the townname Roma on the reverse in exergue , the 2th with a symbol + Roma , the 3th with the mintmasters name in monogram + Roma and the 4th with the name of the mintmaster written + Roma . You have also to check the size and the weight because the denarius and the quinarius have the same images in the beginning . Your coin with the crescent belongs to the second phase . albert Report this Post to the Staff
EDR New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/22/2017 2:39 pm Thank you Albert! Report this Post to the Staff
EDR New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/22/2017 5:24 pm Weight is 3.38 grams 19 - 20 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 10/23/2017 10:12 am denarius . albert Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 5:58 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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