✅ SOLVED Roman coins?

[Glider]

Who can help me id these coins?
The second one has a very thick border and doesn't look like a coin

They where both close together in a field

 

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[Silver Searcher]

The first is not identifiable, the second item looks like a lead seal of some type.

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

Agreed, the first is a blank AE3/4 Roman coin & the second is a lead bag seal.

 

[Glider]

Thank you Crusader for the id,my first roman coin !!
What do you mean by "blank"?Is it so far damaged that its not readable or can i clean /restore this? I really like to know in what timeline i' m digging ...

 

[CRUSADER]

Thank you Crusader for the id,my first roman coin !!
What do you mean by "blank"?Is it so far damaged that its not readable or can i clean /restore this? I really like to know in what timeline i' m digging ...

Yes, its too far gone to see anything meaningful & no amount of cleaning will help. Dad had a closer look & thinks he may see a soldier or victory on the reverse. This would date it to about AD335-370.

 

[Silver Searcher]

I expanded your pictures of the mystery coin, nothing there to even say with out doubt it's a Roman coin, it could be anything, and with out any other roman context in your finds, every thing else is purely guess work.

Ss

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru'dads thoughts:

'Silver Searcher has stated that it is not possible to say precisely what the blank coin is – in this he is being accurate. However, as you know I have measured, weighed and identified Roman like coins in great detail covering Scrappies (or Grots as they are known) for over some 6 years – dealing with thousands. The irregular shape and corroded condition of this coin plus its size which I guess is somewhere around 13mm to 18mm, a width of 0.7 mm to 1.7mm and weight between 0.9 gm to 2.4 gm would almost certainly make it a Roman AE3/4 of the mid to late C4th. I believe there may be an Exergue line across the base of one side and shadow impressions of either 2 soldiers either side of a standard or 2 Victories facing with a Palm between. So my conclusion, even though this has no firm proven details is that it screams “most likely Roman Grot” to a 90% certainty in my eyes. If the measurements and weights are within the boundaries I have conjectured then that rises to 99%. There may be some deposits on the coin that would increase its normal weight. As a long shot, soaking in olive oil over a very long period (weeks), with a gentle clearing away of loosened debris every few days, may reveal a bit a detail.'

 

[Glider]

Indeed the measurements are correct .So I start cleaning it with olive oil today and let you know my progress with some new pics in a few weeks.
Many many thanks to crusader and his dad !!