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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 4058151, member: 87809&quot;]It is not a coin.</p><p><u>Imitative cast medal of a Roman coin type. </u>There are no Roman coins of this type.</p><p>see this thread: </p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/some-fakes-can-be-very-expensive.321832/page-2" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/some-fakes-can-be-very-expensive.321832/page-2">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/some-fakes-can-be-very-expensive.321832/page-2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can read the following description at the British Museum, reference B.12967 (</p><p><a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?museumno=B.12967" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?museumno=B.12967" rel="nofollow">http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?museumno=B.12967</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Copper alloy medal; Renaissance invention of a Roman coin type.</p><p>Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, right;</p><p>Reverse: Quadriga rushing left. School / style Paduan, Giovanni da Cavino, 16th century or later.</p><p>Curator&#039;s comments: There are no Roman coins of this type, but the reverse image is similar to those on Syracusan decadrachms.</p><p>Bibliography: Klawans 1977 2, p.99, Klawans 1977 5, p.96&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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