Roman coin, real or fake, identification help?

[pwcguy]

I bought this coin at a new store in town along with some others. I'm having some trouble identifying this one. One of the other coins I bought turned out to be a fake. So I'm having doubts about this one.
Sorry for the close up of the nasty fingers I've been cleaning relics.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Maximinus 11, 4th century coin...looks like a AE Follis...Real or Fake can't tell from a picture

SS

 

[jrc79inNC]

If you would ask me it looks real to me. Its does not have a cast line on the edge, its seems thin enough, and I see some of the encrusted dirt/patina. However, I could be proven wrong. I have collected some ancient Romans, and its fascinating. Here is a website that can offer an array of information to them: http://dougsmith.ancients.info/

 

[pwcguy]

Thank you for the replies.
I got this one pretty cheap because the back was completely covered in the green stuff. Had to soak it in olive oil for over six months to get it in this shape. Would you guys suggest to keep cleaning it or leave it as is, now that I can at least see the figure on the back?

 

[bula]

I found a 1786 Vermont coin that looked real, after doing research & a lot of help from the forum it was determined to be a counterfeit. Based on the size, weight, & the vdi I got from the detector all three proved the coin to be a fake.

 

[lazooro]

GENIO CAESARIS CMH genuine coin 100%

greetings and happy 2011

 

[Mackaydon]

I agree; may be Maximinus Daia (305-313) AE-Follis, about 27 mm (??).
Obv.: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head r. Rev.: GENIO CAESARIS
Don.......
Edit: The four letter mint mark beginning with (what appears to be) SM and ending with 'T' is a mystery to me.

 

[Iron Patch]

That type of corrosion would be very difficult to create on a non dug modern reproduction.

 

[lazooro]

I agree; may be Maximinus Daia (305-313) AE-Follis, about 27 mm (??).
Obv.: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES Laureate head r. Rev.: GENIO CAESARIS
Don.......
Edit: The four letter mint mark beginning with (what appears to be) SM and ending with 'T' is a mystery to me.

SMNGamma in ex
Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey)294 - c. 474 A.D.MN, N, NIC, NICO, NIK, SMN

 

[Mackaydon]

LaZ
Thanks for the explanation.
Instead of a chopped off 'T' as I read it, it's a Greek gamma ( a 'T' with the left half of the crossbar 'missing').
Don.......

 

[Ancientcoinnoob68]

If you would ask me it looks real to me. Its does not have a cast line on the edge, its seems thin enough, and I see some of the encrusted dirt/patina. However, I could be proven wrong. I have collected some ancient Romans, and its fascinating. Here is a website that can offer an array of information to them: Ancients.info - Ancients.info -- The online resource for Ancient Coins & Antiquities

thanks

 

[Clad2Silver]

100% fake...………...

 

[PaddyB]

I can't really comment on authenticity with any certainty without handling it, but the mint mark should be easier.
SM is a standard start - thought of in English as "Sacred Mint" - I don't know the exact Latin phrase. The Key letter is the third one which could be N for Nicomedia, but might also be H for Heraclea - both in modern day Turkey. The last letter is for the workshop within the mint and could well be a "Gamma" as suggested above.

 

[Ammoman]

I don't know but it looks pretty cool!