Just found this in a penny roll. What is it?

That penny roll just went up 10,000% in value.

Fun find OP.

 

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All I find in bank rolls is wheaties, occasional IH, and zinc junk. It's definitely a keeper Mark68 you lucky man.

 

Can we see the edge, please? At first glance it looks like a cast copy.

 

I found a buffalo head nickel in my change one time. It certainly circulated for a long time.

 

Quite possibly the most interesting and if authentic, oldest coin I have ever seen found in a U.S. cent roll!
Congrats are in order,
J.T.

 

If it is real it definitely has a history behind it from the circulation wear. One can imagine.

 

Thank you for the edge picture. Am still suspicious of the piece but cannot say for sure from the pictures.
"Wear" does not indicate authenticity. If a worn coin is used as the model, the copies made from it will exhibit the same loss of detail.
My main concern is that the "worn" areas show the same surface texture as the more protected part of the design. Circulation wear usually changes the texture of the worn areas.

 

@CaptHenway : here's a shot of the obverse in natural sun light.

 

Is that a casting seem i'm seeing along the edge or is it just the lighting?
Top left from about 9 - 11 clock wise
More than likely my eye sight is going lol

 

I'll weigh in and say in my opinion, having handled many similar coins, I think this coin is perfectly authentic. Weight, style, fabric and patina all look correct for the type. The current condition of the surfaces and the heavy toning in protected areas with the lack of it in the raised areas make me think this was perhaps someone's pocket piece that accidentally made its way into their change. Often it's not possible to be certain from a photo, but these pictures are good enough for me to say with a very high degree of certainty that this coin is an authentic anonymous denarius from the Roman Republic.

 

That is a better picture, and the surfaces do look better.

 

Thanks all. Will cherish this pice for years to come as my best find.

 

I agree that the coin appears authentic all things considered. It is not a Crawford 53/2, but Crawford 167/1, circa 179-170 B.C. Here is a link to a description on my website: http://stevebrinkman.ancients.info/anonymous/index.html#H167-1

 

Nailed it! I think the mouth and hair detail gives it away. Good info thanks.