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Urshag New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/19/2008 2:50 pm A while ago I got a lot of uncleaned roman coins from a dealer. After cleaning most of then and getting some nice finds, I was cleaning this coin and saw what looks like to me, gold. I showed it to a friend of mine who has been collecting roman coins for a long time and he thinks it may be either a period counterfeit or debased gold coin. I have no idea what it is, or what it is worth, or what to do to find out. Any help would be appreciated! At it's widest it is 28 mm or 1 1/16 inches. Edited by Urshag 06/19/2008 3:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 06/19/2008 8:29 pm Practically no-one in ancient times made gold coins that large, so a genuine or imitation gold coin can be ruled out on those grounds alone. It'll be a Roman or Roman Provincial coin made of orichalcum, a kind of brass that can have a very gold-like appearance. A genuine gold coin, even a severely debased one, won't corrode and turn black like that. As to identity, I think this one's too far gone to narrow it down any further. You can see the vague outline of a Roman-style portrait, maybe Hadrian, but that's all. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Urshag New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/19/2008 10:08 pm Thanks for the info. I looked up "orichalcum" on wikipedia and it seems that they are saying no one really knows what it is, except for when it comes to coins, kinda strange. So any idea if this coin is worth anything at all? Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it! Edited by Urshag 06/19/2008 11:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 06/20/2008 03:19 am Unidentified (and unidentifiable) ancient coins are only a dollar or two at most. If it could be identified, it would be worth more, even in that condition. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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