Could be Wrote:
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> Appears to be a Centaur, on the reverse side. Was
> Centaur a legendary myth in Roman or Greek
> culture.
Oddly enough it was used in both cultures. The Greeks for obvious reasons, the Romans because they liked to incorporate a little of whatever country they invaded in their coinage.
Olde Farte Wrote:
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> 32 euros is not a whole lot of bucks for something
> that apparently is quite similar.
I have come to realize that there are literally thousands of differnt coins available for sale that are similar to this one right here in the US. Some go for hundreds, most for $10-15. Evidently when you stack up hundreds of different rulers and civilizations in one area, these sorts of things tend to be plentiful.
Not Gold Wrote:
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> If it was gold, it would not have a patena and be
> very valuable. That metal must be brass/bronze or
> copper.
It's copper and not very valuable for something made between 64 BC and 600 AD. We've been trained to believe anything 234 years old is an antique. Those people have been there for milleniums.
Raise i Wrote:
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> I'll give you, Oh I mean your "friend" (right,lol)
> 6 dollars and 2 bits.
Sorry. It's my friends. I haven't been to Iraq/Babylon lately. Or ever actually.
try these guys Wrote:
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> cameocoinsonline.com
>
> cameo coins and collectibles
> 444 maple ave vienna va 22180
> (703)281-7053
Lord R. Finch-Beak Wrote:
> If you register at this forum:
>
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php
>
> and post the images in the "Identification Help"
> section, I'm sure someone will either identify it
> for you, or narrow it down to particular
> era/geographic region. A lot of traffic on that
> board, and they know their stuff.
>
> PS: Read this before asking for ID help:
>
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?t
> opic=18398.0
>
> Good luck, and let us know if you find out. I'm
> curious. It looks quite ancient, and I'd guess
> BCE, but have no idea really.
I'll give both of these a shot, thanks.
Right now I'm leaning towards Roman (since they controlled most of the known world for so long and because they were pretty cheap..and it's copper). He has a few more I've managed to date back to 64BCE but the really odd thing is while they're struck the same way, the detail on the older ones is incredible.
I've also learned there was a lot of sons killing fathers back then so they could take over and rule. While they didn't take the old coins out of circulation, they did immediately flood the market with hundreds of their own with their own likeness on them.
In a lot of cases, governors and even private wealthy citizens made up their own coins. You didn't have to be a king or an emperor.
It's been a very enlightening journey so far. If I ever find out, I'll be sure to share what I find.