Souvenir Paperweight? Coin? Origin?

Hi everyone,
We recently acquired a stash of random objects from a wealthy family that did a lot of travelling around Europe, bringing back some very nice valuable souvenirs.

Then there is this odd coin thing. It is heavy crudely sculpted double-sided disc. On one side is a mans face, could be a Rabi? The family was Jewish... And the letter "H".

On the other side a sleeping fox? Dog? Deer? And the letters "HAT".

It is stamped ITALY (I believe).

Unsure of the metal composition - it has a brassy tone

Just trying to get some direction on what this thing is???

Thanks everyone!
Jonathan & Jen

 

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My wife just discovered it might be a replica of Greek coin? Featuring Silenus (the man) ... sorry to answer my own question!!

Anyone else have any information on souvenirs like this?

Thanks again.
J

 

It's a modern copy of an ancient Hatria coin. The head is Silenus and the reverse is a sleeping dog. Here's a real one with a history on the original.
https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1512&lot=72
And here's a better modern forgery in the Harvard Art Museums archive.
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/180696

 

looks like it might be silver..

 

Thanks!

 

Komokwa has a good point, It does say Italy on the dog side, it may have a 925 somewhere else on it.

 

I think it has a impression right after Italy...

 

Whoever cast it did a poor job,it's full of porosity and probably looks like a sponge on the inside.

 

Thanks everyone! Great feedback! Yes - I'm assuming it was a cheaply made tourist souvenir. I don't see any other markings on it at all.

Thanks again!
J&J

 

That's entirely deliberate.