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Title: Brass Roman ??? Post by: Myke on February 08, 2017, 06:34:57 PM Found an unidentifiable Roman (possibly a follis) today, it seems to be made of brass and as thin as a medieval hammered, seems the Romans were very busy reducing the silver content of their late coins...just like our present moneyers.
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: rogervernon on February 08, 2017, 09:16:08 PM mike i found a brass one same description as yours but was a german jetton ;)
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: jayhay69 on February 08, 2017, 09:28:35 PM pics
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: celticspikey on February 09, 2017, 06:56:59 AM To be honest Mike it really doesnt sound like roman being that thin especially folly size. I suspect its more like a jetton of sorts? Show a picture may be... ;)
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: Myke on February 09, 2017, 07:44:26 AM Guess it could be a Jetton....will try to post a picture later on, off set strike, hand milled edge, couple of Roman looking letters....found deep on site of Roman villa, but I do have a tendency to claim everything is Roman lol.
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: Myke on February 09, 2017, 09:59:49 AM 26 mm diameter...it came from almost exact spot and depth of 8 inches (unploughed pasture) where I found the Tacitus antonianus with a minelab explorer a few years ago....but having looked at jetton pictures you could be right...shame its so worn out.
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: Dungbeetle on February 09, 2017, 01:14:34 PM Looks Roman to me, have a look at orichalcum on wiki for info on ancient brass.
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: Myke on February 09, 2017, 01:28:19 PM Looks Roman to me, have a look at orichalcum on wiki for info on ancient brass. that's very interesting....there is so much to learn and so little time !Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: nobby on February 09, 2017, 03:32:05 PM looks like a dump farthing to me ;)
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: Dungbeetle on February 09, 2017, 04:22:16 PM looks like a dump farthing to me ;) 26mm and brass, don't think so. Possibly a halfpenny but wrong metal.Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: scara on February 09, 2017, 05:51:40 PM looks Roman to me Myke, I would be more than happy to say it isn't a Jetton even without seeing it in the flesh as it were.
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: celticspikey on February 09, 2017, 09:46:46 PM Having now looked at your photo, and it not being as thin as a hammered Mike which is why I thought it not a Roman and given you had another Roman close by on a known villa site I would say it's Roman. Although it's very difficult not being in the hand.... ;)
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: rogervernon on February 09, 2017, 10:17:07 PM Can you not get a rub of it to see clearer image?
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: The Doc on February 09, 2017, 10:27:11 PM You have shown two views of the same side. What's on the other?
Title: Re: Brass Roman ??? Post by: probono on February 10, 2017, 09:15:19 AM I'm almost certain it isn't roman.
The row of dots on the edge of the coin (the beading) is wrong for roman coins - and it doesn't always mean that just because a roman was found near it that it must be roman - when I was on a dig in Israel (Tel Jezreel in 1993) we found a crusader coin at the same level as a fairly modern pistol..... |