Whats this coin worth? may be roman coin

hey guys i got this coin from beiruit lebanon it seems to be roman theres a picture of a man or woman infront, and says s c on the back with a picture of what i beleave to be a building, whats this coin worth i looked online and didnt find anything thanks.

 

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I have a few Roman coins with SC on them too. I could be wrong but if I had to guess they are Syrian minted and maybe 500AD

 

I would disagree. If this coin is authentic, it dates around the first century ad. Looks kind of like Augustus. However, I am suspicious. It just doesn't look right. I admit I am not an expert in this era, but I have never seen this type, and couple with its apparent thickness and unusual engraving I would be suspicious of it until proven otherwise.

 

Its fake. Too many signs as Medoraman already pointed out.

 

However, one thing I would check would be if its some kind of ancient counter. I think Ardatirion might be best suited to say if he believes this could be a copper tessera or something similar. If its authentic, that would be my guess, not an cient coin but something similar.

 

im pretty sure this isnt fake but thanks for all the anwsers the coin is thick it looks like it was hand made if any one would give me a price range that would be great even a name atleast

 

also i pictured it with my iphone and the coin in a solid color its not whitisht like how you see but it has those markings on it

 

if this is worth something like 500k or something and i go sell it ill give every one here who gave me a good anwsers 5k

 

if they could fake a coin out and make it with all these things on it like the person and building then anyone could easily make a fake 1943 copper wheat back but thanks

 

Ma'am, we are pretty sure its not a coin. It may be ancient, which is why I said I hope a certain member has time to look at it and give you his opinion. But millions of fake ancient coins exist. They are made in the millions to sell to tourists, who do not know what an authentic ancient coin looks like.

 

There are lots of fakes in the world of ancient coins, and some of them are very convincing. This coin doesn't look ancient to me at all - it could be a tourist trinket, made in China for distribution at gift shops all over Europe and Asia Minor, wherever you find ruins.

But before we jump to conclusions, can we get a better pic of the obverse? There is some lettering there, and I'd like to see what it is. Also, we need the weight in grams and the diameter in millimeters.

 

its 20 ml long and goes for all sides, and its 3 ml thick and also the coin has some remains of dirt where it was cleaned and i remember i got this coin from a friend who metal detected for his first time and he just gave it to me

 

also maybe 30-50 grams dont have a weighter

 

here are some pictures with my camera instead of my iphone

also lets say its real how much would it be but im pretty sure its real

 

The coin is most assuredly not real. The style is so vastly divergent from the official issues that I would assume some bazaar merchant made it in his basement.

EDIT: It's trying to be a sestertius of Nero, for anyone who's curious.

 

ok well if it was real how much would it be also im pretty sure it is but how much would it be like a price range maybe thanks

 

Selena, it is not real. Trust me, I work for a major numismatic auction house that specializes in precisely this kind of coin. I see hundreds of coins each day, and many fakes of this quality.

I would rather not give a price for an authentic one. I suspect you would only try to list your fake coin for the price of a real one.

 

no haha i just want information on my coin i dont know any thing about coins i just want to know about it all i want is a price range of how much it is if it were real also im pretty sure any one buying a coin will look at it closey to tell if its real or fake but thanks any ways... also i dont know where to sell this stuff at so can i have a price range? please thank you im burning inside wanting to know about it thank you

 

also im a single and i left my husband and he put his cars and house in my name so im already wealthy and make 4000$ a month

 

This thread got weird real fast.

I think it's a fake too. Looks wrong even to my untrained eyes.