what is it ?

View attachment 93895 any information would be helpful.

 

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got a pic of the other side?

 

Might be Trajan.

Trajan 98-117 AD
AE sestertius
Obv "IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS V PP"
Laureate bust left
Rev "SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI SC"
Emperor on horseback right spearing Dacian in front of horse

 

We're going to at least need to see the other side and preferably the diameter in millimeters and the weight of the coin in order to properly identify it. It's definitely Roman, but I'm not comfortable saying much more without the above.

 

i will try and get a weight. it is 1 5/16 inches(3.3 cm)

 

It looks like Randy was correct about the identification. Out of curiosity, where did you get this?

 

My dad found it in France during WWII. How do I find a value ?

 

Comepare with similar ones on other sites, like www.vcoins.com. looks like its maybe around $50-100.

edit: this isnt the most accurates way though

 

theres a few examples of this coin here if your interested www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/trajan/i.html

 

Thats a nice coin, the denomination could be a Sestertius depending on weight. Quite an interesting thing for your dad to have found, if only the coin could tell us how it came to be where he found it.
That is one of my favorite reverses for Trajan. The emperor on horseback spearing a dacian. SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI - I always like the coins with the phrase 'SPQR' on them, which many coins of Trajan have.
Senatus Populus Que Romanus, the Senate and the Roman People.