Got this coin a while back from my parents but can't figure out what it is. It's super tiny and the small bit of metal I can see appears like it may be gold. Anyone know what it may be? http://imgur.com/3XFFSSN http://i.imgur.com/zSMiUhE.jpg
Guarantee its not gold. Gold does not react normally, so it would come out of the ground looking like gold. How thick is the flan? What does it weigh?
It's bronze with a hint of disease. ha. Gold doesn't corrode; and is, well, Gold colored. It appears to be of Greek origin, with a female Goddess/Nymph/Female likeness on the Obverse, with who knows on the reverse. Maybe a quiver or dolphin?
A flan is the metal a coin was struck on. I cannot make it out, but given the color I am pretty sure its orichalcum, a form of ancient brass. It looks goldish when cleaned.
