Some kind of token or souvenir?

gumby1234

Sapyx

Part of a set of "Twelve Caesars" replica Roman coins. Made in Italy; the language on the reverses is Italian.

gumby1234

@Sapyx thanks. Do you happen to know when they were made?

Sapyx

I have seen them in collections and hoards that seem to date from the 1970s, so they've been around at least that long. I'm afraid I don't know if they were part of some dealer-created set or simply sold to tourists. I often see three or four coins from the set in a hoard or collection, but rarely a "full set" of all 12 Caesars.

Any sets in America that don't have COPY stamped on them were either brought in by tourists, or were mail-ordered back before the passage of the Hobby Protection Act.

gumby1234

@Sapyx this doesn't have the copy stamped on it. So most likely an older version.