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Mafiaman486 |
Picture of a Roman coin that has Specimen on the front and SC on the back of it and a guy on the back sitting? |
feels fake but is hard to bend and has roman words written all across the front of the coin all around it and on the back. Has a man sitting with his leg up and his arm on his leg with his head resting in his hand. It also has something tall standing in front of him with what looks like things on it and a circle on the left side of it. He looks like he is sitting on what may be a basket with the letters SC written on the bottom. But it has the word Specimen written on the front on the left side of the guy. |
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medoraman
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With the word Specimen, it is a copy. The 1978 Hobby Protection Act states that all fake coins must be clearly marked. Thankfully, whoever made your coin followed the law so someone would not be fooled.
The coin you are talking about is most likely an early Roman Sestertius or Dupondius. The SC on the reverse stands for Senate Consecratio, meaning with the authority of the Senate. When Augustus became emperor, he held the right to strike gold and silver coins, but the Senate nominally still held the right to strike bronze. Without seeing the coin, it is impossible to find out which emperor it is copying.
Even if it was real, most are not worth that much. Many millions were made, and unless it is a very desirable type or emperor, or in truly great condition, it would be worth $25 to $100. |
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david t
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Well if it has specimen well thats probably exactly what it is.
You may be able to identfiy exactly which coin has been copied from by going to this site as it has the widest database of coins that I know:
http://64.81.216.220/cgi-bin/objsearch
You can search multiple characteristics at the same time.
Enter what details you have of the legend for the obverse (side with the emperors head) and/or the reverse. For the reverse type enter: SC
However you have pay for the pictures so once I have attributed the coin I go to wildwinds.com or the site mentioned by the person above.
SC means it will likely be a coin from one of the early Roman Imperial Emperors like Augustus, Claudius etc |
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ArgumentativeButNotInsulting
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Then it is a (recent) specimen. I don't think specimen is a roman word. |
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Bero
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Have a look at this website. It is an on line catalog and it tells you how much the coins are worth. You might be holding a small fortune. Hope it works well for you. |
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Tanya N (thesingingbeaner)
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I believe the sitting man is a sculpture called "the thinker" but that is all I can add...sorry. Consult a coin dealer that is all I can suggest. |
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