Is this a fake? Roman coin souvenir?

[krango41]

Hiya all i was out walking the dog in the park this morning and i found this coin on the path when i got home i tested it against a silver ring, i found i could discriminate not detect the coin but still detect the silver ring also the coin weighs 14 grams is this a fake??

[Lost and not recoverable]

[Tascio]

Now that is a weird find! Does that say "Nero" across the top there?

Museums etc. sell a lot of reproduction roman coins etc. but I've never seen one quite like this! I'm going to have a search around and see if I can find anything like it.

[Tascio]

Could be copying this one: http://www.rome101.com/Topics/Portraiture/Nero/Nero54.jpg

http://www.mmdtkw.org/AU0637bCoinNeroAgrippina.jpg

[krango41]

yes i think it does say "nero"

[Tascio]

Ok, I'd say this is a reproduction of that Nero Aureus I posted links to above. The reproductions sold in museum gift shops tend to be a great deal better executed than this one, so I don't rule out it being an older repro. But what a weird thing to find on a pathway! Are there any museums near the find spot with a gift shop? Might be worth checking if the sell anything similar. The only similiar item I have seen for sale was a roman coin pendant at Verulamium Museum, but that had a suspension loop for the string.

[krango41]

no there isn't any museums nearby that i can think of i was so suprised to see it just sitting there i nearly didnt pick it up because i thought it was a plastic childs toy coin at first

[Tascio]

Yep, a strange and interesting find without a doubt!

[krango41]

ive tried it with a magnet and its not magnetic

[Tascio]

It does have a kind of Billy and Charley vibe to it. Here's a gallery of some Billy and Charley coins: http://www.mernick.org.uk/B&C/coins.htm so a 19th century pewter forgery of a roman coin maybe?

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