Old Copper?

[samd12]

Anyone have any clue what this is? It is about the size of a dime.

 

[Mackaydon]

Sam;
Welcome to Treasure Net !!
Those 'spikes' remind me of a 'radiant' headdress on a Roman coin.
Don.....

 

[DCMatt]

This Roman coin is 18mm - the size of a dime. Where did you get your coin?

Anything on the back?

 

[samd12]

The back is pretty worn, it was found in NJ over the weekend at a spot I do not know much history on yet. Sounds like I need to do some research!!! I will get some better pics tonight, that pic was taken with my cell phone.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Very much a Roman Radiate coin of... you can even see the flan nick, were it was tested

SS

 

[Charlene]

Great find...I'd search there again and again just to make sure it doesn't have a sister close by. Happy hunting!

 

[Daedalus]

It seems there are to many Roman coins being found on the east coast for one to say they are lost from someones collection .
I'm beginning to wonder if the did not have ships coming here in the distant past , and we have just not come to the conclusion that it was a fact yet .

I watched a show on the Discovery Channel were they spoke about ships coming to North America thousands of years ago to mine copper or get it from the Native Americans around the Great Lakes area . It was stated that when they did a tally of all the Bronze made that there where not enough mines and copper in the area of Europe to supply all the makers for the amount that had been made .

One has to wonder if the people did not go around the world more than is said .

 

[Silver Searcher]

It seems there are to many Roman coins being found on the east coast for one to say they are lost from someones collection .
I'm beginning to wonder if the did not have ships coming here in the distant past , and we have just not come to the conclusion that it was a fact yet .

I watched a show on the Discovery Channel were they spoke about ships coming to North America thousands of years ago to mine copper or get it from the Native Americans around the Great Lakes area . It was stated that when they did a tally of all the Bronze made that there where not enough mines and copper in the area of Europe to supply all the makers for the amount that had been made .

One has to wonder if the people did not go around the world more than is said .

Roman coins have been found in contex before in America, like you said far to many being found for just casual loss from someone's collection

SS

 

[lazooro]

Yes it is a GALLO-ROMAN coin possibly TETRICVS or something like that!

GR8 find!

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes it is a GALLO-ROMAN coin possibly TETRICVS I or something like that!

GR8 find!

Agreed, most likely. Very heavily cleaned.