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37 minutes ago, JKK said:

The existing pics are good enough. Pretty sure you mean 17 mm, which is enough to guide me to the denomination. Give me a bit to do some research.

Don't get your hopes into the clouds on value--it's probably an antoninianus, a very common billon (minimally precious) denomination of the 200s CE, and most issues of emperors who minted a lot of coins sell for $10-12 in this denomination. Welcome to ancient numismatics, a field where the learning is inexhaustible.

Yes that is what I meant, 17 mm! Okay great thank you! I figured, but value the honesty. To me, there is also value in having a piece of history (no matter how small) itself and learning about this coin means just as much to me 😊 I really appreciate your time on this and look forward to any further information you may find! This field is far from simple, but it is also full of wonders and is extremely fascinating. Thank you!

Great thank you so much! So, as you can probably tell, I am new with coin collecting and recently got a scale but it has not come in yet. I will weigh the coin as soon as I receive it, but I did measure it and it looks to be 1.7 millimeters. It is also a very thin coin compared to another ancient coin I have. I absolutely love the detail in this coin which is what sparked my interest but it is missing some key points. If another picture may be useful, please let me know! More to come, and thank you again! 

9 hours ago, JKK said:

No need for cussing, Bob.

Nice piece. The color is beautiful and much detail survives. Strike centering could be better and make this easier, but we get what we get.

I'll look into it if you can give me weight and diameter (g and mm). It shouldn't be too difficult because the radiate (that's the ancients nerd term for the open bear trap on his head; as opposed to diademed, for example) bust is limited to a certain era; plus, most importantly, there are either tails or some other thing behind his head. Those are not common in that shape (usually seen as extensions of a pearl diadem). Bust is cuirassed; not sure if draped, but I think perhaps not.

He has a beard, which rules out a) most emperors, and b) all the Augustae (being women; plus, instead of a cuirass and crown, the Augustae typically have flapper cuts that stand out like neon signs). Bob might be right about Felicitas; not sure, but more importantly the reverse type is very clear with plenty of detail remaining. More importantly for ID purposes, the reverse has nothing in the exergue (that's another ancients nerd term for the area below her feet; where is usually found mint mark info on these types). Challenging but doable given that we get at least some obverse and reverse legend, sharp and clear, to go with the odd hair tails and lack of ex.

Thanks so much for your input! I will start my research with this information along with finding out the mm and weight in grams of the coin. I will begin gathering this information and go from there. Much appreciated! 

Can someone help me identify this coin? I would love to find out more about the origins of this coin and if it is an ancient Greek or Roman coin. I believe it is bronze. Thank you! 

I am excited to begin my coin collection knowledge on a site like this and value the responses and information provided from other members. I appreciate your response on my reaction and look forward to using this as my source to better understand my current collection and any further questions going forward. Many thanks! 

Thank you for the responses! So its most likely due someone who thought it would be fun to hammer another coin to the face of the penny. This was not done during the production period and not considered a mint made error. Not as cool as I thought but I appreciate the feedback and information regarding this penny! 

I recently found this 1939 Wheat Penny which looks to have some kind of lettering stamped on Lincoln's face. What type of error would you assume this would be? Thank you!