Coin identification help please!!!!

[roanokehunter]

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A friend of mine found this while detecting on a NC beach a few years ago. Just a shot in the dark here to try and get an ID. We’ve searched and searched but no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[unclemac]

looks to be a low value coin, Greek influenced, like a lepton (widow's mite). Somewhere eastern Mediterranean...old.

 

[roanokehunter]

Unclemac,

Value isn't a concern at all. I'm just curious if it's real and if so how can i get an ID. This was found on a NC beach and if its as old as it appears, why is it there? Someone said it resembled the Crusade Coinage. I've looked at all of those examples i can find. I see a lot of things that make me think it could be related to those coins, but still can't find an example of one that matches up with this one.

 

[Tasha Chavez]

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A friend of mine found this while detecting on a NC beach a few years ago. Just a shot in the dark here to try and get an ID. We’ve searched and searched but no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Oh wow those are really beautiful coins. I looked them up & this is what I found. Great find

 

[Tasha Chavez]

Oh wow those are really beautiful coins. I looked them up & this is what I found. Great find

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[smokeythecat]

Lots of reasons they are here. The Liberty ships from WWII brough sand from Italy, and North Africa back as ballast and it was dumped. I guess about anywhere. I found a Roman coin in NJ once and that's my guess why it was was. Also, kids take their parents stuff and lose it. Anywhere. And, a coin collector could have lost it. I detected a house in SC years ago and found a Byzantine coin from the 6th century. People just lose stuff all the time.