Cassius Leibertas - Real or Not? How to tell?

[adrran]

I don't know if these photos will show up; this is my first post.
This coin was in a huge Antique lot of jewelry I bought.

Is this a real coin someone made into a clip? The back side has the same writing as a real one from what I can see (If I did my research right!). Did someone do this many years ago, not knowing what it was worth?
Or is this a good fake someone made into a clip? If it's fake, I don't know why they'd go to the trouble to make the backside correct.
I am NOT a coin person, just a person who loves antique jewelry.
Thanks for any information!

 

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[huntsman53]

The coin appears to have been made from a mold, so I would say that it is not real. It may be a coin made to sell to tourists and someone turned it into a pin of sorts.


Frank