Ancient gold coin? Help identify?

basestealer · January 28, 2007 7:55AM

I picked this up in Turkey last year. Not sure what it is except gold.

BS · January 28, 2007 8:27AM

I don't know for sure but I think it's Byzantine, Constans II & Constantine IV (641-668 AD).
I also think it's possibly a fake.

MPeter · January 28, 2007 11:56AM

do a google search for............ constantine joint reign

I see a photo of it on the first link that pops up.

CIVITAS · January 29, 2007 4:11AM

It's a tourist piece. Modern manufacture. It might be gold, but hard to say for sure from the picture.

CIVITAS · January 29, 2007 4:12AM

Also, a word of warning. Had you been caught attempting to remove a genuine ancient coin from Turkey, you likely wouldn't see internet access for a long time (much less food or the light of day).

Ancient gold coin? Help identify?

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