help with identifying old roman coin

Hi, i have recently found this coin metal detecting, it is not in very good condition however i was hoping someone could help me identify it.




regards

 

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hi, i have recently found this coin metal detecting, it is not in very good condition however i was hoping that someone might be able to help with identifying the coin




regards

 

I haven't got a clue really... I see the silhouette on the obverse and a figure standing left with a scepter or something on the reverse.

As always, diameter and weight are helpful for identification.

 

Can you provide the location where you found it? That could also help.

 

Looks like (probably) a late roman bronze coin. Size and weight would help to narrow this down.

 

My completely unjustified, way-too-early, I-shouldn't-even-be-posting-this shot in the dark. Looks like a late 3rd c. antoninianus, like those of Gallienus or Claudius II Gothicus, like this one from MA SHOPS (Claudius II / Pax w/ scepter).

https://www.ma-shops.com/zufahl/item.php?id=10875&lang=en

 

Based on the fabric there is a very good chance that this is an unattributable barbarous coin.

 

Roman, 4th century, possibly barbarous, I would say. In which country was it found?

 

Hi, thanks for the help the coin was found in henley on thames in england

 

is the scepter further away than in the coin you have pictured? other wise its spot on

 

thanks for the help

 

thanks for the help, It was found in henley on thames in england

 

Well don’t get too excited. There are lots of reverse types in which a figure holds a standard or spear. And indeed, it could even be a barbarian or local imitation of such a coin. But it might give you something to go on, though I’m not sure you’ll ever have a 100% positive identification.

 

One correction to the above - it's probably a 3rd century antoninianus, or double denarius. By the 4th century, that denomination had been abandoned.

Considering that it was found in England, there is about a 50-50 chance that it is official. Coinage was scarce there during that time, due to all the political upheaval, and many local authorities minted their own coins, modeled on official coinage, but with varying degrees of skill/fidelity.

Some 3rd century antoniniani from England are most likely official, some are obviously barbarous, and then there is this huge gray area where no one can say for sure either way.