Hey, Hope someone can help identify this coin. It's probably fake but thought I'd take a stab in the dark and see if anyone has any ideas. It appears to be Roman and weighs 6.9g and is 2cm in diameter. Any insight would be appreciated.
Yes. It is a silver denarius (edit- nope- a provincial didrachm- see @zumbly's correction below) of the emperor Trajan, who ruled from 98 to 117 AD. It appears to be authentic to me and not a bad example. The "high water mark" of the Roman Empire (i.e., its maximum territorial expanse) was attained during the reign of Trajan.
It's a Roman provincial coin of Emperor Trajan. Specifically, the denomination is a didrachm, and the coin would have been used in the province of Cappadocia. Note the weight and the Greek legends on the reverse. Similar to this: https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=118900
I stand corrected. I wondered about that lettering on the reverse. Disregard my "denarius" attribution.
..hehe...don't feel bad m'lord, for i too call'em denarius when they are drachms, antoninianus's and such...
