Roman Coin Found in Northern Michigan

[ProPointer]

Found this one two years ago on a local beach. Boy, was I ever surprised. If anyone can PM the era this coin was minted it would be very well appreciated.

 

[Felinepeachy]

Hmmmmmmmmm, if we could only see it

 

[Felinepeachy]

Ok, I resized it for you.

 

[Felinepeachy]

What's on the reverse? And can you see any letters?

 

[Silver Searcher]

The only thing I can really tell you about your coin, is that it is a Laureate head Bust right of a guess would be Antoninus Pius, or Trajan. But that's all it is a guess

SS

 

[Terry In Florida]

How do you know it's a Roman coin?

 

[floodlight]

Nice call on the ID Silver Searcher.

Here is a better picture of Trajan:

http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/trajan/i.html

and a better picture of Antoninus Pius:

http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/antoninus_pius/i.html

Someone else asked for a picture of the reverse side of the coin.

How about scanning in the other side, it would help make identifying your coin much easier?

Floodlight

 

[ted750]

Maybe a Vespasian?

http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/-/S/2/SestertiusVespasian_2.jpg

Wish the legend was legible.

 

[Oroblanco]

Tag post, please ignore <Cool find!>

 

[CRUSADER]

Its up to you, but I would put it in an electrolysis (12v) for about 10 minutes at a time to clean it up a bit. That way we would have some letters (I think, I see shadows) to ID it.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,284049.0.html


Plus we need the weight & size? (looks to be a Dupondus or AS so about 27mm?)