Draped.... [IMG]
It's a nice example of the type. I have owned many from this series. [IMG] and the earlier ones. [IMG]
Like these.... Obv match? [IMG] Similar but different? [IMG] I don't think that either is a reverse die match though.
Fascinating coins Doug. I have the obverse die of your last example (the ADIABENIC) down as an IMP II. I haven't seen that reverse for IMP II...
Well my last coin purchase of the year has turned out to be one that I would not normally do. I didn't check my records befor buying this latest...
Here is a match... from the Forvm AC Fake reports [IMG]
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This one just arrived today and I dug up this thread to allow me to share it. [IMG]
Portrait is Antoninus Pius.
I see nothing from the image of the OP to cause me any concern. It is impossible to state that a coins is authentic from an image alone however.
Here are the next two from the same fake studio.... [IMG] [IMG]
Nice ones. I don't have any of his crowns, my earliest is William III,
Congratulations. It's nice to see other people chasing upgrades too....
I have been looking at my example under a loupe. It doesn't have the immediate "soapy" feeling that you get with most casts. I have made quite a...
I have been tempted by a few Ready copies over the years but they are sought after and I have tended to be the underbidder. I have managed to...
These are certainly cast. The seller of the new fake is theancientworld on ebay. I will add them to the Forvm NFSL.
Whilst I am 100% convinced that these are cast copies I can see that there is sime doubt amongst the community. I decided to search for more...
This one arrived today. These are quite scarce and even though I already have an example from the same die pair I couldn't resist this one when it...
In my opiniojn flan shape, strike and overall wear pattern are too similar to be just a die match. I think that the other differences are due to...
For those who think that it's not worth them faking such low value coins then I am here to show that I have been duped and that my OP coin is...
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