The shop where I got the Denarius cheap, had an Ides of March in silver. I knew it was not original or I had just won the lotto, but more like its a copy. I held in in hand and it was silver, real silver, not cast but done like the originals and the back very lightly had copy on it. The shop owner said that there is a guy a few towns over that is really into minting coinage history, he makes his own planchet's and dies and mints them. It was really cheap, $30 in fact. I had an idea, I was thinking I should buy it and put it in a bezel and it would make a great piece of Jewelry. I don't wear Jewelry except for what ever wrist watch in my collection I feel like at the moment. But once in a while I do wear my Constantine Follis in a bezel I bought at a Museum shop where they sold real roman coins, usually worn and of low value but real. How would you go about putting a bezel on it? I don't want to go to a jewelry shop, but do it myself. Since these are not minted to any standard roundness, is there some DIY way? If I buy it I will post it here. Also neat that its a local artisan.
The work of Ron Landis most likely. Which side of yours has the COPY stamp? Photos are obligatory donchakno . . . . . . . Z
I have this very poor copy that I bought at Temu.com before they started putting "copy" on their replicas.
Yes that would be Landis Studios! I have one as well. In my opinion, they're about the nicest EID MAR replicas I've seen yet.
I bought it. Someone put Copy on it. And on the side that I want the pendent to show. Now I have to figure out how to remove it. Maybe polish it out then try to tone it.
I have one of these. I told Ron on A.D. III EID MAR or PRID EID MAR to have the PO date stamp all the flip inserts. Glad he did!
My coin had the copy on the obverse. I used a small tool to slowly tap the silver so it swagged into the copy. Not perfect but looks better than copy. It will make a nice pendent. For some reason my computer is not sensing my card reader. The photo is from my phone so not so good.
