Roman Finds

[robfinds]

Went on a old Roman site yesterday aft., found mainly coins with a couple of pin heads. Like me the coins have seen better days.
HH - Robert

 

[Silver Searcher]

The Roman Silver looks like it's a nice one should clean up great

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Fascinating! Could you tell us some history on those coins?

 

[seger98]

May have seen better days, but they are still awesome finds!

 

[Lowbatts]

Fascinating! Could you tell us some history on those coins?

I'm with Sage on that, any breakdown on info is great!

 

[jsandin]

Terrific coins and relics!

Did the pin heads find anything?

 

[Trond]

Great finds.

 

[east tx digger]

COOL.....

 

[CRUSADER]

The Roman Silver looks like it's a nice one should clean up great

Agreed. Plus the right one looks like a Republic??

 

[robfinds]

The Roman Silver looks like it's a nice one should clean up great

Unfortunately something as damaged the obverse, it's pretty much knackered

 

[robfinds]

Fascinating! Could you tell us some history on those coins?

Difficult , the one on the left may be Hadrian AD 117-138, the other one may be earlier, it was in circulation a long time judging by the worn surface.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Some nice history, pins are great and congrats on the silver! HH, Mike

 

[dgaughan]

excellent finds robert congrats and continued good luck

 

[artorius]

The imperial silver looks like denarius of Trajan, bu it also looks like a fouree - a silver plated copper coin. It looks like te silver foil has corroded away at a couple of points on the obverese, exposing the copper core underneath.

I have a couple of fouree denarii in my collection, including one of Trajan. Fourees were made by wrapping a copper planchet in silver foil before striking the coin, with a view to passing the finished product as solid silver. Many regard these as local contemporary counterfiets, but there is considerable opinion that at least some fouree issues were issued by the imperial mint to save on silver. In other words, a government rip-off.

Nice finds, by the way!

artorius