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Mystery Coin, Piece Of Metal Or ? (Id: Modern Fake Of 64 Ad Tetradrachm Of Emperor Nero)

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Hello,
Hope someone can help with this one and identify it.
A friend called on me earlier today with this , well , coin...
It appears that two coins were cut in half and then somehow fitted/welded together...
BUT, what are they or what is it? these are the obverse and reverse sides.

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any help would be appreciated
also, what is this coin? thing? piece of metal ? worth?
hhb
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This appears to be a cast copy of an ancient Roman Provincial coin. Looks like a tetradrachma.
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If it's got a seam around the rim, so that "it appears that two coins were cut in half and then somehow fitted/welded together", then yes, it's a cast counterfeit of an ancient coin. Such coins are often sold to tourists that visit Greece, Turkey, Israel, Syria, etc.

I'd lean more towards "Syria", as the coin this was copied off is an ancient Syrian coin: a tetradrachm of Emperor Nero, dated Year 112 by the Antioch calendar, or 64 AD. Example on Wildwinds.
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