Greek or Roman?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Lapiz, Dec 10, 2019.

  1. Lapiz

    Lapiz New Member

    Hi... Newbie here. A friend found this detecting in Greece. Near Thessalonica. ...But he also finds a lot of Roman. Instinct says Greek...it’s thick like Greek. Lambdas look Greek, but the letter C...isn’t a Greek letter. Any hints?

    Thanks a bunch!
    Lapiz
     

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  3. Finn235

    Finn235 Well-Known Member

    Yes.

    It's a Roman provincial coin of Domitian and his wife Domitia, minted in the part of the empire that was predominantly Greek. Quite a nice example, too.
     
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  4. Orielensis

    Orielensis Well-Known Member

    You might like to point your friend to this list of countries with legal restrictions on metal detecting. It could safe them a lot of pain and trouble.

    I quote: "Greece. The owner of a metal detector must obtain a license which is issued by the Ministry of Culture. Metal detecting on beaches requires the mayor’s permission. It’s prohibited to search for archeological objects – jail term of 10 to 20 years" (emphasis mine).
     
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  5. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    The letter C is a Greek letter. It's called a lunate sigma and it was in widespread use during the Hellenistic and Roman eras.
     
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  6. ancientone

    ancientone Well-Known Member

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