Unknown Coin with Bust, Play Money or real?

[strycker]

Tried to do a reverse lookup with the image and nothing came up. Rings up in the 60s on the AT Pro. Bust looks roman and has Roman numerals XXV to the right of the bust. Back is flat, not stamped through. Coin was clipped when found and holed as well. Patina looks like a three cent nickel dug out at the same site, or possibly copper? Not sure if this is play money or real or even a coin. House dates to 1740s and was lived in through mid 2000s. Anyone have any thoughts or ideas?

 

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[bigfoot1]

I believe you found a modern piece of costume jewelry or halloween accessory.perhaps hit with a mower.very popular...still making them.

.....cheers

 

[gazmuth]

Bigfoot1 you are amazing! I thought that, tried to find something similar, but to no avail! My hat is off to you sir!

 

[strycker]

This one is the size of a penny roughly, but I can see the resemblance to the costume décor you are referring to. It has letters on the obverse but nothing to make out.

 

[bigfoot1]

99% of all the roman coins I have ever seen have the bust facing to his left....steeeerike one....no roman coins that I have ever seen are marked 25 with no other writing on obverse...steeeerike 2.ALL roman coins as I have been told are hammered once and create obverse and reverse at once....he's outta there.

I wish it was a roman...I am not a numismatist so all I say here should be taken in that light.However if it is real...its the only one.Also in the roman empire I am told clipping an issued coin was a punishable offense.only gold and silver coins were clipped for trade.yours appears to be neither.we at about 2 outs for the inning.
I would keep it tho...its cool

cheers

 

[Bramblefind]

Could post a good clear shot of the other side? It's not Roman.. but it may be something interesting like a 19th c trade token or something else.

This type of thing...

GOOD FOR 5C DRINK / L.C.P. / 124 (Lorenzo Polcri) (TC-376684) Boston, Massachusetts (Nantasket), U.S.A.

 

[bigfoot1]

holed with a 4 point nail..modern.does not date it but does indicate that whomever took a nail to it considered it not collectable.I would LOVE to know exactly what it is.as stated I think its cool.

 

[strycker]

Here is the obverse. It has something that can't be made out. This was the site of a tavern between the 1740s to the Civil War era, so that could lend it to be similar to a trade token. I didn't think for a minute that it was a roman coin Bigfoot. Too modern looking for that.

Edit: the letters seen are U N, possibly with partial M before the U