Who is this???

[RelicMedic]

Dug this small medallion, or at least I think it's a medallion. There is no evidence of a loop anywhere on it though. There is also a bust on the other side, but it's too far gone to see what it is, and even worse after I got it home. This is the better side. I initially thought it was Victoria, but I'm not so sure. Any ideas??

 

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[Raider19962]

Wow. Looks kinda medieval. Appears to be some sort of lettering over the top.

 

[RelicMedic]

Wow. Looks kinda medieval. Appears to be some sort of lettering over the top.

It wouldn't be that old...not for around here. I wish though!

 

[A2coins]

The nose and shape of the head look like George Washington

 

[A2coins]

I know I'm wrong but hard to tell from the pic

 

[smokeythecat]

Ready for this? I think it's Roman, 3rd or 4th Century AD. Try some Andre's pencils to clean it up some. It is NOT unusual for us to find Roman and other odd stuff on occasion on this side of the pond. I have found 3 so far and a Byzantine coin and a 15th century German coin and a 16th century Spanish.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Huh, that’s a tough one, I like Smokey’s theory

 

[cw0909]

enhanced, dont know who

 

[RelicMedic]

Ready for this? I think it's Roman, 3rd or 4th Century AD. Try some Andre's pencils to clean it up some. It is NOT unusual for us to find Roman and other odd stuff on occasion on this side of the pond. I have found 3 so far and a Byzantine coin and a 15th century German coin and a 16th century Spanish.

That would be @$%&* crazy!!!!!

 

[ticndig]

looks like Susan b Anthony to me , even the hair matches .

 

[smokeythecat]

I think this lady. Faustina I, empress of Rome, died AD 141. Her coinage is generally facing right, this may be a medal. Would be nice to read some of the letters, but they look to be the Roman style. I have been known to be wrong. On great occasion.

 

[A2coins]

Thanks Smokey now I have a glimmer of hope but in my town founded in 1826 its a small glimmer. That new pic helps alot that does look ancient

 

[IDXMonster]

If you look carefully at the cheek area it looks as the figure has some kind of open face helmet on.

 

[RelicMedic]

My town was occupied by the English in the early-mid 1700s. If it is indeed Roman, it was obviously a keepsake. Doesnt really drop the cool factor though lol. That would be wild.

 

[smokeythecat]

It's a neat relic no matter where it came from. Susan B. Anthony does not have that nose! and it's what folks used to call a "roman" nose. The lady has a hair piece in also, if you look carefully.

 

[CRUSADER]

Not ancient but looks like an insert to a fob watch seal, late 18th-19th C.

 

[RelicMedic]

Not ancient but looks like an insert to a fob watch seal, late 18th-19th C.

Thank you very much Cru!

 

[Madmox]

Ready for this? I think it's Roman, 3rd or 4th Century AD. Try some Andre's pencils to clean it up some. It is NOT unusual for us to find Roman and other odd stuff on occasion on this side of the pond. I have found 3 so far and a Byzantine coin and a 15th century German coin and a 16th century Spanish.

Really?! You are blowing my mind. Tell me more! The Spanish makes sense but the others....

 

[smokeythecat]

I have found several Roman coins on the east coast. Also a Byzantine coin. I believe the Roman coins I found were brought back in sand ballast of the Liberty Ships of WWII, they loaded sands from the Italian and North African coasts and dumped them here upon there return. The others were probably things kids took out of their parents' collections then lost, and in the case of the Byzantine coin, it was found at a burned plantation in SC. The guys with me found Roman coins there. Easy explanation - plantation owner was a coin collector. Back then those things were worth a mint.

The 15th century German silver coin, which looks like dog food, was found at one of the earliest places colonized in Maryland before 1670, it was probably either someone's keepsake or just old coins they had with them. After all, we still on great occasion find a 19th century Indian cent in our change. Same idea.

The 16th century Spanish, also of the dog food variety, that is it's really in bad shape, was found near where the Spanish explored up the Chesapeake Bay in the mid to late 1500's. It is recorded they came and the Indians attacked them, and they left. That coin is probably the oldest coin found in my county.

Phillip II half blanca. I had to have a very knowledgeable coin dealer do the ID for me. He said the ID on the silver German coin was and is still problematic.