Found What I Think Is A Janus Coin?

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Mord New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/04/2018 9:35 pm Hello all, new member here. l have been collecting coins for a few years now, and have had this for several years, but I never thought to find out what it was because it was buried under the plastic covers l keep my coins in. I have done some searching around the internet and it looks like this is a Janus Coin from Rome, but l have not been able to find one exactly like it in the sense that the faces seem different and l haven't been able to find one with gold coloring. The areas with wear are grey and there is gold (plating l think) on about 80% of the coin. lt is a little bit smaller than a US quarter. l am unsure as to what metal it is made of (perhaps tin?). l can answer any questions if needed, but l would like to know if anyone with knowledge about these can determine if it is authentic or not. Thanks in advance. Edited by Mord 10/04/2018 9:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 10/04/2018 9:40 pm @mord, first welcome to CCF. Second, the letter J did not exist when real versions of this coin were made. I'd say you have a fake there--and most likely a base metal rather than silver. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Mord New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/04/2018 9:43 pm @Spence, the first image is not supposed to be rotated like that, l meant to post it as it would look if you rotated the image 45degrees to the right. l think it reads MP? Or MR? Edited by Mord 10/04/2018 9:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mord New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 10/04/2018 9:51 pm l rotated the image and reuploaded it, l believe it is supposed to be a ship's prow according to another site with a somewhat similar engine Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3439 Posts	Posted 10/05/2018 07:22 am What you have is a tourist trinket It's an imitation of a coin issued by Sextus Pompey The original heavy bronze coin was made in Sicily after the death of Caesar and imitates the Janus types of the early Roman Republic. The two faces of Janus replaced with Sextus Pompey and his deceased father Pompey the Great. The genuine coin would be of bronze and the images would not be as detailed as seen here Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/05/2018 08:29 am to the community An original coin would look like this: Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 10/05/2018 12:19 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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