Roman coin (real/fake? value?)

[Guest Paul Bassek]

Hi, I've got this coin but i cant find anything about it. I dont know if its real or not and i cant remeber where it came from.

Any Ideas?

Thanks,

Paul.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Very crude and not very Romanesque. Definitely a fake I'd say, or something for tourists.

What it's supposed to be is a commemorative coin of Augustus (the first Emperor). DIVUS means that he was dead, so theoretically it could have been struck last week, because he's been dead a while!

[Guest Paul Bassek]

Thanks for that. I've had it since i was a kid i'd say about 15 years, ive always wondered but could never find anything about it. Im glad i know anyway,

Thanks again,

Paul.

[pepper 0]

i got a coin very similar to that as a souvenier from a museum a few years ago. if thats any help.

[Guest jonty]

defo a fake

1) it has a hole in the top

2) they spelt roman with no 'N'

3) thier is no queens head

keep clear and dont touch this with a barge pole

ps im no chav im a professor of law and coins

[Chris Perkins 228]

1. The hole could have been added later.

2. ROMA is the latin word for Rome

3. There wasn't a Queen, that's the Emperor.

Some professor of coins you must be!

The tell tale signs are usually always the style and the quality. The coin in the image lacks both.

[Guest jonty]

i dont know that hole looks real to me!

[Emperor Oli 0]

ps im no chav im a professor of law and coins

Where did you read Numismatics?!

[Chris Perkins 228]

There is actually a Doctor of coins in Switzerland. He did some special PhD and his thesis was no doubt on something coin related. He's the only Dr of coins as far as I know, and I wasn't aware of any Professors.