Can Someone Help Me With ID? (Id: Likely Modern Religious Medal)

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Dagaz Valued Member Slovenia 459 Posts	Posted 03/20/2024 03:56 am Hi all! Returning to the forum after some 5 years. A friend of mine found this coin in the backyard and we're trying to figure out what it is. My first guess is Roman, but hairstyle seems a bit off. Can someone help us? P.s. Found in western part of Slovenia. Edited by Dagaz 03/20/2024 04:02 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 03/20/2024 04:33 am It's a Catholic religious medal, not a coin. The portrait is of Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns and robe. Surrounding the portrait is "Ecce Homo", Latin for "Behold, the man" (spoken by Pilate in John 19:5). Impossible to accurately date it, but I'd guess no later than the 19th century. Certainly not Roman or ancient; the style of hair and beard is post-Renaissance. Not sure what's on the other side, if anything; it might be uniface and the other side is actually blank. It almost certainly had at least a loop attached at the top, and was perhaps a piece of a much larger object. 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
Dagaz Valued Member Slovenia 459 Posts	Posted 03/20/2024 04:38 am That's very detailed answer and me and my friend thank you! I'm a bit ashamed to miss it by about 2000 years but at least I was correct that hairstyle doesn't fit Roman coinage :D Report this Post to the Staff
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