This coin does not show any signs of being 'Bronze' with a silver 'wash' as some 'Silvered' Antoninianus' do. Even where this coin is damaged the 'metal' appears to be the same Billon (AR) and there is no 'flaking' of the silver as some 'Silvered' coins and Fourrees show.
Indeed, on Acsearch there are some examples of the same coin described as 'Billon' but given the same RIC number of 157 as the Bronze coins, hence the question "Can a billon coin have the same RIC number as it's Bronze counterpart?" See Acsearch coin below.
























