Anyone know specifics on this coin? I know 0 about it.

Any real info will help. No guesses please.

 

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Updated Info:

AE Stater(?) from Terina
Circa 460-440 BCE
Obverse: Head of Terina with inscription
Reverse: Nike Apteros in long chiton holding an olive branch, surrounded by wreath

 

I know. Not mine. My fiance was like, "My family gave me this." No one told her anything and my expertise is not ancient. Just never got into it. Thanks for the info.

 

Actually, it was from Terina, a Colony of Croton. The head is of Torina, and the reverse is Nike Apteros wearing long chiton and holding a branch

 

Wow. Amazing knowledge. Thanks so much.

 

Well, you can thank a catalog from the British museum for that. All I did was look it up. I couldn't tell how old it is due to the date range for that not being listed in the catalog, just a written description that matches your coin's inscription and design theme. Could be anywhere from around 400BC to 200BC if I had to guess. I'm sure someone else will shed more light on it shortly. I will take a like though for my trouble, if you wouldn't mind leaving me one.

 

Haha of course. I am new here. Still learning the proper etiquette. Thanks again!

 

Your coin is most likely a modern cast copy in bronze. The Terina stater it copies from is an AR (silver) coin. Here is the listing from the BMC catalogue.

 

I think Z is right on this one.

 

I must admit I'm with 'Z' and Bing on this one---it has that 'look' of a cast type...

 

Might as well get the official word from the Romulan government

 

lol Thanks everyone. No money was spent on it. Just a gift my fiance forgot about many years ago from her family.

 

acsearch has this

BRUTTIUM, Terina. Circa 460-440 BC. Stater (Silver, 8.00 g 1). ΤΕΡΣΝΑ Head of the nymph Terina to right, her hair bound with a fillet and tied up at the back Rev. ΝΣΚΑ (retrograde) Nike, wingless, standing right, holding olive branch in her right hand and placing her left on her hip; all within olive wreath. ACGC 707. HN III 2567. Holloway & Jenkins1. Kraay/Hirmer 272. Regling 1. Extremely rare, one of only three known specimens and the only example in private hands (the others are in Berlin and London). Lightly toned, a lovely coin of severe, early Classical style. A few minor marks, otherwise, good very fine.
From the collection of A. Moretti, Numismatica Ars Classica 33, 5 April 2006, 55.
Amazingly enough, despite its well-known coinage, the actual site of the ancient city of Terina seems still to be unknown; it was destroyed by Hannibal and apparently never reoccupied. The standing figure on the reverse can be compared with contemporary sculpture from Athens.

 

So your telling me I have lucky number 4 of this coin in my hand yeah?!