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<p>[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 8084592, member: 100731"]The depositions:</p><p>(obverse)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404428[/ATTACH]</p><p>Iron (brown), silver chloride (black, granular), and copper (green) depositions</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404429[/ATTACH]</p><p>Small mineral and sand depositions (above eye)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404430[/ATTACH]</p><p>Iron oxide, silver chloride deposition</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404431[/ATTACH]</p><p>Silver chloride deposition</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404432[/ATTACH]</p><p>Flow lines (reverse) suggestive of strike, instead of cast fake (though this doesnt rule out a fake using modern dies). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404437[/ATTACH]</p><p>Engraving method commonly used for sceatta's. I've studied these thin engraving lines, but have not posted on it. Especially appearant on this Series E subvar e:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1404438[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In conclusion: without seeing the pictures of your coin, I'm not yet convinced my coin is a modern forgery as suggested. I am quite convinced that it is a contemporary imitation of the Danish series X.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roerbakmix, post: 8084592, member: 100731"]The depositions: (obverse) [ATTACH=full]1404428[/ATTACH] Iron (brown), silver chloride (black, granular), and copper (green) depositions [ATTACH=full]1404429[/ATTACH] Small mineral and sand depositions (above eye) [ATTACH=full]1404430[/ATTACH] Iron oxide, silver chloride deposition [ATTACH=full]1404431[/ATTACH] Silver chloride deposition [ATTACH=full]1404432[/ATTACH] Flow lines (reverse) suggestive of strike, instead of cast fake (though this doesnt rule out a fake using modern dies). [ATTACH=full]1404437[/ATTACH] Engraving method commonly used for sceatta's. I've studied these thin engraving lines, but have not posted on it. Especially appearant on this Series E subvar e: [ATTACH=full]1404438[/ATTACH] In conclusion: without seeing the pictures of your coin, I'm not yet convinced my coin is a modern forgery as suggested. I am quite convinced that it is a contemporary imitation of the Danish series X.[/QUOTE]
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