Need Help For An Identification Of Ancient

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Valiamo Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 10:04 pm A bit of background, when I owed a hobby store, 25 years ago, I purchased a lot of coins, mostly Russian from the 1770's, that also had several larger ancients included. They ended up in small box in the back of the safe at home, and I recently found them when cleaning it out (gawd it is amazing how much stuff one can pack rat). This is one of two ancients that have perplexed me. I always thought of them to be knock off's, and have not looked to see if they are real or not. This coin is 33mm in diamater, and weighs in at 24.2 grams. It has a brassy colour, Thoughts on what it might be? Report this Post to the Staff

ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 10:07 pm Hmm, looks like a cast of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 10:13 pm I can't make out any of the legend, it's either cast or warn and over cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16944 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 12:07 am Yep, sorry, but it's a cast tourist copy. The two sides are actually taken from two different coins issued by two different emperors; the obverse clearly says "HADRIANVS" in the titles and is similar to this coin. The reverse comes from this coin of Hadrian's predecessor, Trajan. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2113 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 04:51 am Another low quality sand cast.These are made in large numbers to sell to tourists. Report this Post to the Staff
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