Given A few coins as a present. Token, Roman & Silver Hammered. What are they?

I believe this one is a 'temple token'. It's around 30mm in diameter.





Roman, approx dime size. Maybe smaller.





Hammered silver. Possibly Irish because of the Harp.






Also the million dollar question, how much are they worth?

Thanks for looking.

 

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The Roman Coin looks to be a siliqua

Small Silver coin.

Last looks to be Irish

Not, I'm not an expert

 

The guy who gave me the roman coin said it was a Siliqua, but I couldn't remember the word as I typed up the post.

 

I think you should melt the last silver Irish coin. JK, but its definitly hammered and not in that great of condition. No idea, check with experts. Im not good at this category in coins.

 

The portrait on the Siliqua looks like Constantius II, but I can't make out enough of the legend to verify that.

 

the roman coin may be arcadius? look like i can see "n arca" ... dn arcadius pf avg?

 

The "hammered" coin looks like it might be a brokerage error of James I Irish 6p. struck around 1600 ad.

 

I do believe you are correct sir! With reverse type Roma seated left, holding spear and globe...

 

Wonderful.

 

That puts the Siliqua somewhere between 383 and 408 AD.

 

Nice coins

 

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a 'brokerage error'?

 

The Irish 6d of James is not a brockage. The Roman silver is a siliqua of Arcadius, mintmark not visible.

 

Here's another one, this should be easy. Unfortunately I am not a Roman Coin expert and I have no resources to look it up, even if I did I wouldn't know where to start.






Every single coin I have posted is a metal detecting find in Lincolnshire UK.

 

A denarius of Septimius Severus.

 

The siliqua of Arcadius is very cool, silver coins at that time were less common.

 

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Septimius Severus Denarius. 194 AD. SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III, laureate head right / LIBERO PATRI, Bacchus standing left, holding oenochoe, from which panther to left reaches up to catch a drop, and thyrsus.

 

Those are some nice coins. The first one appears to be an Indian Temple Token, the Roman is Arcadius and a very nice example. I'm not sure about the English one, the last coins is a Denarius of Septimius severus (193-211) Legend appears to be: L SEPT SEV PERT IMP III/LIBERO PATRI