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EMD New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 08/22/2010 1:35 pm Hi coin community Just registered here because I was hoping somone could tell me what this coin is that I found in my house. It looks (To me) like a Roman coin but it's probably just a fake piece of crap or something. My picture is too big and has the wrong file name or something, to get on here so I don't know what to do about the picture. But basically its a battered coin about the size of a 1 Euro coin, with one of those Roman soldiers with those hats like a horses mane on it. And theres some writing or letters under that, I think 4 letters. It's blank on the back. It looks like it's gold plated or something cos on the worn bits its a darker metal. Can anyone tell me what it is (or isn't!)? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 08/22/2010 7:32 pm Sometimes I have to restart the puter to post a pic. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 08/22/2010 7:52 pm We'd have to see pix (troll around elsewhere on this forum for directions for posting pix; I use Photobucket to link from, as you can't post directly here but have to use a secondary location) to be sure, but your description sounds a lot like a repro - as far as I know, Romans were all struck on both sides. And welcome to CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16872 Posts	Posted 08/22/2010 9:10 pm A genuine ancient Roman coin won't be "blank on the back". It could be severely worn, or it could as you say be a reproduction. If it's been gold-plated, perhaps someone's turned it into jewellery, grinding the other side away in the process. As for the description, can we narrow it down a little more, please? "One of those Roman soldiers with those hats like a horses mane on it" - does it show the soldier in full, like on this coin, or does it just show the head-and-shoulders portrait, like on this one? 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
EMD New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 08/24/2010 7:05 pm Hi guys thank you for your replies. Sap it just shows the head and shoulders. Sorry my details are crap I'm fairly clueless about coins and Roman things haha Here is a link to a picture of the coin. Hope you can see it. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php...000368966023 Cheers! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/24/2010 8:05 pm Welcome to the community, This is not an ancient coin and it's not a coin at all but some type of token maybe. It looks like it's made of lead and the image appears to be of a Greek soldier. Report this Post to the Staff
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