BTW, next time try showing both sides of any given coin. Many times one side will give a clue to the other.
Yeah its kind of difficult as they both look the same. But in person, along the edges of the coin are faint zig zags and squares of some sort and some very faint lines in the middle of the coin. Would it be a bad idea to sand the coin as im very new and have no idea of any coins.
Well, if I thought this coin had any potential for identification I would tell you there are ways to clean and ways not to clean. Sanding is one of the ways NOT to clean. But in all honesty, this coin looks to be not worth your time and trouble. Take a look through some of the threads and if you are interested in Ancients, ask some questions and we can point you in the right direction.
The guys that collect ancients really know their stuff , plus they're very friendly as I have learned . Go there and ask questions you'll also see some amazing coins with a long history .
Where and how it was found always help, if it turned up in Texas it was unlikely to be Roman, found in Essex it would be quite possible, found on the east coast of USA it could be a well corroded colonial coin. Size and weight are also useful.
