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I need help identifying a coin

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JEF

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I found this coin today. I think it is an ancient Roman coin. It is about the size of a US dime. Believe it or not, I found it in Corvallis, OR. It was about 4 feet from a sidewalk, and only an inch deep. I popped it out of the ground with a screwdriver. Someone must have been carrying it around in their pocket and dropped it.
 
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Definitely Roman. Wondering with the condition and location if it might be a repo. Looks really good. Is it bronze?

jimmyk in Missouri
 
It's gotta be either Roman or Greek, maybe you could goggle up some of both and compare to what you have. About a year ago I won an ancient Greek coin here on the forum that was dated 90BC and worth 400$, this coin you found looks a lot like the one I won. Back then the coins didn't have dates stamped on them plus they were hand punched out which makes them not exactly round. The big clue for your coin will be the man's picture not the horses, that's how they would honor some of their hero's by putting their picture on a coin. Please keep us posted on any updates, that is definitely a once in a lifetime fine.
 
http://www.detecting.us/2016/04/01/romansinky/

Here is a link to some Roman stuff found last year in KY. Maybe you found a coin that has been here since the Romans went through!!
 
I think that this is your coin, hope that it helps Les
ANCIENT ROMAN REPUBLIC COINS - P. SERVILIUS M. F. RULLUS - VICTORY IN BIGA DENARIUS
100 BC
 
Well, I took to a reputable coin dealer today, and found out that it is a reproduction and not an original Roman coin. It was exciting for a while anyway.
 
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