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Message:: [QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1487545, member: 9204"]That is a coin that deserves to have it's pedigree posted. And there's no sense in hiding it, I've already looked it up! I started, like everyone does (or at least should), by collecting whatever caught my eye and budget. Historical interest was always a driving factor. Over time, I was able to train my eye to recognize and appreciate coins like yours. Alas, my wallet was not so fortunate! Luckily, I became fascinated by the Roman lead and bronze tesserae - rare, poorly studied, and generally affordable for me. I now have over a hundred cataloged pieces, as well as a few in the mail and a few more of uncertain authenticity and attribution. My library has *nearly* every major and minor work on the tokens. I even wrote my undergraduate thesis in archaeology/history on the tesserae. Here's an attractive specimen of mine, and a good representative of the series: <img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/normal_00017x00~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ROME 1st-3rd century AD PB Tessera (18mm, 2.81 g, 6 h) Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear She wolf standing left, head right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus Rostowzew 1661, pl. VII 71; Turcan 573[/QUOTE]