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Coinnewbie3 Valued Member 154 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 8:53 pm Hi mates,any idea who this could be? What era ? No ID. I think its a Roman republic coin but I am not 100% sure. 3.7 grams 19.20 mm Bull or horse on reverse. Any help would be appreciated. THANKS! CHEERS! Report this Post to the Staff

Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 11:02 pm I'm no expert on them, but to me it looks like a fouree of some sort. No legends. Definitely plated over a base metal core, which I think probably rules out republican issues if it's Roman at all. Barbarous, maybe? Or (worst case) a modern "ancient coin" made for the tourist trade? Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 04/28/2018 11:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 04/29/2018 12:08 am First thought was Barb because of portrait, then I too thought imitation tourist had outs. Too round and thick of flan. Any line around the center of edge? Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/29/2018 12:38 am L. Valerius Acisculus, Rome, 45 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.52g, 5h). Diademed head of Apollo Soranus r. surmounted by star; pickax (acisculus) behind. R/ Europa riding bull r., holding her veil which billows out above. Crawford 474/1a; RBW 1656; RSC Valeria 17. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/lo...Default.aspx I would also be inclined to call it the core of a fourree, but the weight is right... I'm wondering if this could be a genuinely uncleaned Republican denarius... or perhaps someone added lead to their fouree? Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 04/29/2018 3:47 pm Alright, identifiable by design as a republican type. Quote: Too round and thick of flan. That bothers me, too, as well as the low relief of the obverse portrait. But mainly I can't get past that it so much appears to have had a silver veneer that's mostly gone away. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 04/29/2018 4:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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