roman coin?

[arrowhead82]

bought this from a friend awhile back, roman maybe?
any info would be appreciated

 

[Generic_Lad]

Looks more Greek to me than Roman...


Plenty of Greek coins with Octipi on the reverse, that would be a good starting spot, along with the inscription on the reverse that I can't really make out, but it does indeed look to be Greek.

I'll search a bit for it and post if I find anything useful.

 

[Mackaydon]

I looking towards a 5th century BC Syracusan bronze coin (an 'onkia' or 'uncia').
Don.........

 

[Generic_Lad]

I looking towards a 5th century BC Syracusan bronze coin (an 'onkia' or 'uncia').
Don.........

Yep, that's what my research on it seems to lead too. Though I can't seem to find a picture that's exactly like the coin pictured.

 

[arrowhead82]

Yep, that's what my research on it seems to lead too. Though I can't seem to find a picture that's exactly like the coin pictured.

I couldn't find an exact match either, but thank you guys so much for the info
Bought it for $3, score!

 

[Mackaydon]

arrowhead82,
A belated Welcome to Treasurenet !!
It the coin is real and the above attribution is correct, it's one of the oldest coins we've seen in this Forum. Congrats !!
Don....

 

[lazooro]

not sure if it is genuine...

 

[Frankyg]

I've got quite a few Roman and Greek coins. This one doesn't look right to me. A genuine coin would be 2000 + years old. This just doesn't look that old.