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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 24634742, member: 44106&quot;]Looks to be more of a medallion than a coin - no legends and looks like a larger module. I would tend to agree with an older replica - 19th century? Execution is rougher than the Greek coins of the Classical period (even the provincials, where style is more variable). Portrait on the reverse is especially flat and coarse. My guess is that the obverse looks more like some of the provincial portraits of Herakles rather than Zeus. Style is confusing, as obverse looks more Greek while the reverse looks more Roman??</p><p><br /></p><p>The closest example of something like this in my own collection is a counterfeit / imitation of the Magna Grecian city of Orra. These coins are pretty scarce, so when I came across this coin, I really didn&#039;t know what to make of it. It looked like a 19th century imitation, not executed as nicely as a Paduan example. Like your example, the portrait on the reverse is decidedly cartoonish. </p><p><br /></p><p>I decided to buy it to see what it was. When I received the coin, it was clearly not a genuine ancient - the module was closer to an As or a Dupondius whereas the genuine coin would have been smaller, like an Ae3 or so. However, the copper was patinated, and there was verdigris (not bronze disease) all over the obverse and reverse, which didn&#039;t seem to be a totally modern counterfeit. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve since treated it to remove the verdigris (these are the seller&#039;s photos, apologies for the lack of contrast in the picture). I&#039;ve still never seen anything else like this, but I suspect that it&#039;s probably not unique. Still, it would have an interesting story to tell, if I could get it to talk... </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567173[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567174[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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