The inscription on the original coin reads BIΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ and the original coin was issued by Hadrian to commemorate his passage through Bithynia. The original coin featured the image of his lover, Antinous. The fake coin was computer generated from this real one, in fact, from this very photograph of it. given the identical lighting, etc. sure looks like photoshop.
however it was featured in various fringe news stories, and of course, the alien coin was reported as being discovered in an obscure and hard to verify location in Egypt
The inscription on the original coin reads BIΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ and the original coin was issued by Hadrian to commemorate his passage through Bithynia. The original coin featured the image of his lover, Antinous. The fake coin was computer generated from this real one, in fact, from [this very photograph of it](http://www.jasoncolavito.com/uploads/3/7/5/9/3759274/antinouscoin1_orig.jpg). given the identical lighting, etc. sure looks like photoshop.
however it was featured in various fringe news stories, and of course, the alien coin was reported as being discovered in an obscure and hard to verify location in Egypt
I'm pretty sure it's just a photoshop job.