Hi, my friend sent me this knowing I’m a collector and thought I could ID this coin. I can’t, but I’m hoping someone here can. Besides what is it, do you think it’s real? It screams COPY to me, but I have no experience in ancient coins. Sorry for the pics, they’re not mine.
This appears to be a modern replica of the Tiberius denarius traditionally associated with the Tribute Penny story in the Bible. I will never say with certainty that a coin is genuine based only on even the best photo but the soft photos do not conceal what I believe to be a fake cast for sale to tourists often in museum gift shops. When it screamed Copy, you were wise to listen.
