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Anyone know what this might be?

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Hey guys, hope everyone's having a good day. I was just wondering if this looks like currency to you guys? Or if the inscription looks familiar to anyone. I'm sure it's just junk, but ya never know.
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#2 Unread post by SensibleSal66 »

No Idea but interesting . I would hang on to it .
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May I ask, where have you already searched?
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#4 Unread post by Daniel »

This is a Roman Widows Mite from around Jesus' time so I would do some research in that direction.

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Paul wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:26 am May I ask, where have you already searched?
I haven't tried any research yet since I don't know what to make of it. Wasn't even sure where to start, so I thought this might be a good place for that.

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Daniel wrote: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:19 am This is a Roman Widows Mite from around Jesus' time so I would do some research in that direction.
You really think so? Thanks for the response, I'll see what I can find on those.

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#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

Not to be a kill joy, but keep in mind that there have been many of these made and sold as souvenirs for a long time.

Is is difficult to tell in the photograph, but a porous looking surface is typical of cast copies. So compare yours with pictures of verified slabbed items and also pictures of copies.
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