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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 1525926, member: 4910&quot;]Someone recommended that I look into the 1988 film &quot;The Last Temptation of Christ&quot;</p><p>for my &quot;Coins in Movies&quot; internet section.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did and saw an old friend.</p><p><br /></p><p>A Roman gold coin appears in the film, held by a temple priest.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_movie_lasttemptation_lucius.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Roman gold coin</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is similar to the fake/fantasy Roman Lucius Verus (AD 161-169) coin below,</p><p>but appears to be gold-plated.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_rome_luciusverus_fantasy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Tourist fake/fantasy Lucius Verus coin</p><p><br /></p><p>A bronze version of this coin appears in the 1975 film &quot;The Man Who Would Be King&quot;.</p><p>It may be a coincidence but both pictures were filmed in Morocco.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is a fantasy coin as no such real coin exists for Lucius Verus,</p><p>the Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius from AD 161 to 169.</p><p>The coin, if real, would been struck long after the time of Christ.</p><p>These items come in many varieties and are sold to tourists visiting</p><p>ancient sites in Europe and Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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