Any old coin experts in the house?

[Ayahuasca]

Any idea what this might be? Weighs 2.1g and is 15mm in diameter.

[blueedge]

Not an expert, but a quick googling suggests it looks like a Messana Charioteer coin, bunch of variations here:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/sicily/messana/i.html

[OzzyR1]

The bottom photo needs spinning 90 degrees to the right.

Looks like a chap with a chariot, perhaps something like this:

http://www.livius.org/pictures/a/roman_empire/coin...

[austinsmirk]

I did a wet room for a bloke. He'd become disabled,stroke. Couldn't speak. Immobile. Very sad.

His wife showed me the attic. It was lined out like a museum with 10,000'sif coins he'd dug up.

It was unbelievable, just hidden in an ordinary semi.

[Moonhawk]

How thick is it?

I may be wrong - but it looks far to uniform and round to be an ancient coin. I dont think I have ever seen a picture of an ancient roman or greek coin that has been made so precisely.

Other than the size and weight are completely wrong - it looks like a re-struck/modified £1 coin to me.

Edited by Moonhawk on Sunday 12th February 11:44

[GOG440]

blueedge said:

Not an expert, but a quick googling suggests it looks like a Messana Charioteer coin, bunch of variations here:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/sicily/messa...

Edited to fix the fix the link

Edited by GOG440 on Sunday 12th February 13:14

[AndrewEH1]

GOG440 said:

blueedge said:

Not an expert, but a quick googling suggests it looks like a Messana Charioteer coin, bunch of variations here:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/sicily/messana

Edited to fix the link

Third time lucky

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/sicily/messa...

[elanfan]

Modernish copy?

[mybrainhurts]

It's a car park token from Athens Airport.

[Vipers]

OzzyR1 said:

The bottom photo needs spinning 90 degrees to the right.

Looks like a chap with a chariot, perhaps something like this:

http://www.livius.org/pictures/a/roman_empire/coin...

[mybrainhurts]

Vipers said:

OzzyR1 said:

The bottom photo needs spinning 90 degrees to the right.

Looks like a chap with a chariot, perhaps something like this:

http://www.livius.org/pictures/a/roman_empire/coin...

Good grief...

It's a picture of Dave Messana on his charriot....

[Vipers]

mybrainhurts said:

Vipers said:

OzzyR1 said:

The bottom photo needs spinning 90 degrees to the right.

Looks like a chap with a chariot, perhaps something like this:

http://www.livius.org/pictures/a/roman_empire/coin...

Good grief...

It's a picture of Dave Messana on his charriot....

I am sure there is a bit of pun there, but sorry, lost me.......