Whose good at Roman/Ancient coins?

[coinshooter]

Got this coin and have yet to find where it's from. It's a heavy silver coin. Weighs 5.7 grams and is the size of a U.S. dime. Any help would be appreciated 8)

[Highmountain]

I don't know a lot about coins except what I picked up trying to broker a rare Roman bronze one, once. The little I learned then leads me to suspect this one's stamped, probably Roman, probably rare, probably hard to identify or value. It might even be Roman Occupation somewhere, minted in a local mint. The recognizeable Pegasis on the reverse will help, and what might be a winged Mercury on the obverse will also help, whether it's a winged Mercury or a ruler. The symbols to the right of the profile will make it fairly unique, too.

I can't recall where I found them, but there are a number of sites on the internet where you can peruse scans of thousands of ancient coins until you find one that's similar, eventually, probably. But if it's as rare as it appears to be you might still have some difficulties valuing it.

This one looks awfully nice.

[coinshooter]

Thanks Guys, keep it coming. Until I find a pic, I am going to assume this is a fake.

[bleep]

are you absolutely sure its roman?

[Jerxs]

Go to minelabowners.com and post it. you will get a posative identification for sure. Most are from europe and they now thier sheet.

[boomer]

I use this site, about the best there is on ancient coins, people from all over use it and they have photos of coins, coins, coins. Back then there were several countries that used the horse, from around 430 bc to 1000 ad.

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[Jerxs]

Great site Boomer!!!!

[coinshooter]

Thanks alot guys, I'll repost when I find out what it is. Appreciate the help. 8)

[bleep]

im beginning to think its CELTIC.

[Lowbatts]

Just looking at what appears to be the lettering and design, it's all greek to me.