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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 1426121, member: 33176&quot;]I have a few ancients, and enjoy them.&nbsp; I will make a stab at the &quot;wrong metal&quot; assertion.&nbsp; Aged bronze and aged silver will show quite different patinas and even without cleaning, except for the most cruddy of ancients, the distinction between silver and bronze is moderately evident.&nbsp; Also the detail on your coins appears soft and the patina appears applied to mask this.&nbsp; There is a posting of &quot;The nicest ancient I have ever seen&quot; look at the detail on this coin.&nbsp; Many ancients had remarkable detail that has been softened by aging and corrosion, not just made to look that way.&nbsp; The guys who have replied to you are far more knowledgeable than me, and I tend to trust them.&nbsp; Take your coins to a show, meeting or dealer and let us know what they think.&nbsp; Examining a coin in-hand is a much better method of authentication.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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