need help identifing a coin

:desk: i need help identify this coin. I've never tried to identify a coin before so please be patience with me. I am sorry for the quality of the pictures but i never realized how hard it was to try to take a good picture of a coin before. I am not sure the pictures attached properly I'm not very good at this but I will keep tring anyhow. On the front of the coin in the upper right above the snake around a stick is the letters Ll . On the back the letters look something like this [ DMTPP llCOZ/YP] only the z is backwards and the y is slanted to the right and looks funny. I have tried to look for something similar and searched several sites with no luck so I would be very thankful for any help identifing this coin or information on how to better go about it. Thanks!:smile

 

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i'm tring to attach pictures of the front and back of coin but it will not let be because the size of my file is exceed the limit. Any suggestions on how to fix that? Or how to put the picture on other than attachment?

 

You can use this software here http://www.irfanview.com and that software is free! All you need to do is to size down the file by compression, or make the picture smaller.

 

Thank yoy

 

i mean thank you

 

Also what is a good way to find out about a coin if you don't recongize anything on it and it has no date. Does that mean it isn't a coin?

 

Roman?
Greek?
Imitation of above?

 

Maybe,maybe and maybe.
Unless someone here recognizes the specific design,it is hard to tell what it is.At first glance,it looks Roman because the type of portrait and the "god" figure on the reverse are typically Roman.
The only reason it might be Greek is the vertical design behind the head of the portrat.I've never seen this on Roman coins but it is fairly common on Greek ones and might be an insription.a partial inscription search on Wildwinds brings up a bunch of Greek and Roman but nothing like yours.
And,of course,there is the distinct possibility that it is a reproduction of an ancient and to be honest,from what I can see,it looks a bit like it might be.
Better pics would make all the difference.

 

Absolutely not! Many countries (ancient and modern) issued coins without dates. Many others do have dates, just not in characters that you recognize (think Japan, China, most Muslim countries, Israel, etc., etc.)

Besides posting clear pictures here and tapping into the expertise of many forum members, you can visit your local public library and consult their reference books, which generally include the Standard Catalog of World Coins, and some book on ancient coins.