Is this a real coin or junk?
jesbroken
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Have no idea what it is. Looks fake, but not familiar at all with ancient coins, so I'm askiing. Appears to have an eagle on one side and an elephant on the other.
Thank you,
Jim
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Looks junk. Although that is the bust of a person, not an elephant.
Supposed to be a Roman provincial tetradrachm of Nero.
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Yep, this wold be in the "tourist fake" class. Fairly crudely made and wrong metal (tetradrachms of Nero are supposed to be silver). Here's a genuine example: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/incitatus_coins/79/product/nero_ar_silver_tetradrachm_eagle_on_thunderbolt_antioch_6364_ad/1572412/Default.aspx
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Apparently I have been awarded one DPOTD.
Thank you. Felt sure it was, but had no real knowledge, so no better place than here for that.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain