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  1. Kentucky

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  3. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Phony as a Milli Vanilli song!
     
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  4. Ocatarinetabellatchitchix

    Ocatarinetabellatchitchix Well-Known Member

    I got the same coins 25 years ago......in a box of Cracker Jack !
     
  5. Kentucky

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    Oh...c'mon, that would mean they're made of plastic :) Any idea of what they are trying to copy?
     
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  6. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ..someone making money?? 9_9...
     
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  7. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    LOL, NAILED it!!!
     
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  8. Hookman

    Hookman Well-Known Member

    Don't some of you guys have coins with the same designs?
     
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  9. Justin Lee

    Justin Lee I learn by doing

    Image 4/4 looks Sicilian Syracuse-esque.
     
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  10. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Ben Hur comes to mind. Carry on dear fellows........
     
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  11. Justin Lee

    Justin Lee I learn by doing

    Image 2 is "trying" to be Lucius Verus sestertius and image 1 is probably the "reverse".

    The bust style is all wrong (amongst other parts), and the legend is pretty faint for an unworn coin (the dotted surround is too perfect and raised higher than the legend)... Very fake.
     
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  12. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    yeah L Vervs in the legend but looks more similar to Sept. Severus...i'd say they're fantasy coins
     
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  13. Bing

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  14. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Thanks to all, I'll respond to the offer telling them to keep their day job.
     
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  15. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    Imitative cast medal of a Roman coin type.
    The British Museum, coin Nr. B.12967, displays a Sestertius of Lucius Verus Pius (39 mm, 19.71 g), with the following description:
    "Copper alloy medal; Renaissance invention of a Roman coin type. Obverse Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, right; reverse: Quadriga rushing left. School / style Paduan, Giovanni da Cavino, 16th century or later. Curator's comments: There are no Roman coins of this type, but the reverse image imitates Syracusan decadrachms. Bibliography: Klawans 1977 2, p.99, Klawans 1977 5, p.96."
    Your medal is an imitation, 16th century or later;
    I have also one like this. I keep it because I find it interesting :)
     
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