fake ???

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by diliuspius, May 22, 2010.

  1. diliuspius

    diliuspius New Member

    hi, I have 2 denarius of elagabalus but I don't know if the first one is good or fake,

    can you help me?
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    diliuspius, May 22, 2010
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  3. Prestoninanus

    Prestoninanus Junior Member

    The first one looks like a cast fake to me from the photo. Also, the plural for denarius is denarii...
     
    Prestoninanus, May 22, 2010
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  4. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    hard to see on my comp but just looks like normal pitting to me :eek:
     
    randygeki, May 22, 2010
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  5. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

    The picture doesn't bring out the color enough, but I'd say the one on the left is an ancient counterfeit.
     
    Ardatirion, May 22, 2010
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  6. CheetahCats

    CheetahCats Colonial & Early American

    I'm almost sure as well. The left specimen has that phony "shimmer" to it, granular sparkling.

    Rub a known genuine specimen between your thumb and index finger. Then rub the questionable specimen between your thumb and index finger. Is the questionable one "slicker" to the rub?
     
    CheetahCats, May 22, 2010
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