have no idea what this is or what is it worth please someone help me

hey everyone i have this coin that i found in my great aunts house when we were clenaing it out and i held on to it for a couple of years but i have no idea what it is or if it is worth anything. i have a picture of the fromt and back but in the picture you cant read whats on it soo

on the front it has what i can read is MANTONINVSAVC

and on the back it has XXI S C so if anyone can help me pleaseeee do so...

 

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size?

 

Nevermind, found it. Its a Roman coin, a bronze sestertius of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Struck between December 166 to December 167 in Rome. Obverse shows laurel head of the emperor right with the legend M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX. Reverse shows Victory advancing left with the legend TR POT XXI IMP IIII COS with SC in the fields. Reference number RIC III 948

 

im not sure what size it is i do know its heavy

 

okay do you know where i can go and read on this information that you found and also is it worth anything

 

Here's another specimen of the same type as yours:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s5011.html#RIC_0948
Here's a place to read more about Marcus Aurelius:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius

I'd put the value somewhere between $35 and $50.

 

well that stinks i though since was a long time ago it would be worth something.

 

How does that stink? You hold in your hand the largest coin minted in the name of a great philosopher-emperor almost two millenia ago. That enough coins were struck in his name for them to be common today is partly a testament to his ability.

If you're disappointed, I can take it off your hands.

 

im sure you would like to take it off my hands lol im sorry that i dont know much about all this history i just thought it would cost a lil bit of money thats all

 

lets see, 1,850 years (+) should be worth at least a $ a year.

Shouldn't it?

 

i wouldnt know i asked how much did he think it ws worth and he said around 35.00 to 50.00 and i dont know

 

Lol, well. Let's try to calculate the face value. It circulated at four to the denarius. Assuming the denarius was able to continue circulating into the Middle Ages, it would be valued at roughly one English penny, therefor the sestertius would be worth a farthing. With the post-decimalization conversion rate, the farthing would be worth a face value of 5/48 newpence, roughly 5/24 of a US cent.

So don't feel so bad that it would sell for $35.

 

i have no idea what you just said but you say its 35.00 its 35.00

 

Dont sell it.
If you do be sure to post it in the classifieds section of this forum.

 

okay what would that do??? just curious

 

You must be rich because to me, $50 is something. Especially for a coin I found and didn't even pay for.

Give your great aunt some credit for holding onto it, perhaps it actually meant something very special to her.

 

Not quite the same coin - maybe a different version?

Note the wording on the reverse and the length of the angel's (?) robe. They're both different on the two coins.

 

I know nothing about ancient coins...but I do know that it seems like there are a lot of them that have been reproduced. How can you tell if this one is authentic or not with the provide photos?

 

They're the same type. Remember, each die was hand cut, often by a different celator. Styles can deviate greatly in the same issue.

I've seen a lot of genuine coins with the same type of preservation/cleaning. Beyond that, its hard to say. I almost just know instinctively that its genuine. Sounds like BS, I know. But this is real.

 

Fair enough. I know nothing about them so I will yield to your expertise.