Help Please Identifying Ancient

Verno

Hi Ancient Roman Experts....have not been able to track down exact obverse /reverse combo on this coin so was wondering if real or not... 28.77 grams around 35 mm dia 3.5 mm thick nice strike Thoughts?? Thanks! RJ

291fifth

It may relate to Hadrian's travels through the Roman Empire. What is the wording on the sail? If real, and I am no expert, it appears to be a sestertius. The depiction of the ship on the reverse is a plus to me.

BillyKingsley

I'm far from an expert but the font on the obverse lettering doesn't look like what I'm used to seeing.

Sapyx

It's not a genuine ancient Roman coin. What we have here is a "Paduan", a medallion made to look like what a Renaissance artist thought an ancient Roman coin ought to look like.

"Genuine" Paduans, that actually date from the Renaissance, are valuable 500 year old historical artifacts in their own right; here's an example of one that went unsold at a 2017 auction, asking price 250 Swiss francs:
https://numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2179&lot=418

Unfortunately, with the very rough copy-of-a-copy casting effect I'm seeing on the OP's piece, I'm afraid this one is likely a more modern replica. But you'd really need to get an expert in Paduans to have a look at it to verify.

291fifth

I just learned something new. Excellent thread!