Almost all genuine ancient coins were struck from dies.
Counterfeiters often make a mold from a genuine coin and cast replicas.
The practice is almost as old as the real coins and continues today as a way of fooling the foolish tourist and collector. Perhaps it is a stretch to call our first coin 'cast'. Some will say it is a stretch to call it a coin. In fact it is the first Roman coin. The pre-coin economy of Central Italy was based on the bronze standard.