Roman Or Greek Coin?, Need Help Grading And Authenticating This Coin

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kaikun2001 Valued Member Sweden 83 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 3:34 pm Hi I bought this coin a couple of days ago, at a antique store For only 30 dollars. The owners had no knowledge or information about the coin. Expect that they thought it was greek or roman. Any information such as grading,origin,authenticity about the coin is greatly appreciated. Thank you Edited by kaikun2001 08/26/2018 3:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 3:47 pm For comparison see: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1645354 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3666077 Edited by Kamnaskires 08/26/2018 3:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 3:57 pm Looks genuine Although these days the fakes are getting rather impressive too ! At the price it was a good buy Not a steal mind you ...... But I would say fair to both parties Trajan is always popular for being a rock steady type ruler and a great generalissimo in his own right who expanded the empire into Mesopotamia (ie Iraq !) First thing his successor Hadrian did was pull out the troops from that furnace He was a military type alpha male but showed great discipline in his personal life Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 3:59 pm Better than average reverse type too Not one that you see very often Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 4:01 pm Nice portrait of Trajan. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 8:31 pm Great portrait and looks genuine to me. It is quite darkly toned but not patinated; I suspect this has been in collections for a long time. It looks like it may be coated in wax, which was common up to about the 50s. Trajan recalled and melted all of the denarii of his predecessors, so his coins (and those of his next few successors) are silly common. $30 was a rock solid buy, but I agree not quite a steal. Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 10:26 pm Nice portrait, interesting reverse, and overall handsome coin. A lucky first pick. Now expand your collection through VCoins.com and other ancient specialists you can trust. Report this Post to the Staff
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