Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3203829, member: 76194&quot;][USER=98181]@Silverlock[/USER] flow lines is a good guess. Could also be the way the flan or dies were prepared. Some coins have flan preparation lines or adjustment lines:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]829770[/ATTACH]</p><p>Coin from a recent JA auction</p><p><br /></p><p>And other coins have naturally rough surfaces from the way the dies and flan were prepared, or from die erosion.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]829771[/ATTACH]</p><p>Example: the obverse roughness from one of my Litras is a common feature due to die erosion, but may be mistaken by some as corrosion or post-mint damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>And there are a whole other host of explanations for lines and marks on coin surfaces depending on the type of coin: for example, die rust, cracked dies, worn dies, double strikes, flow lines, adjustment lines, post-stike finishing (filing) by the mint workers, adjustment lines, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is that OPs coin could have a dozen things that could explain those marks that may not be indicative of anything neferious. To jump to the conclusion that it is a cast without explaining in detail why [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] thinks that is the case is unfair to OP...especially considering he is not exactly a proficient ancients collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hear what he says, he&#039;s seen weird marks in cast forgeries, but those marks don&#039;t look to me like the typical&nbsp; marks one would see on a cast die that was damaged prior to it hardening. Another thing that makes me believe not a cast, I don&#039;t see the soapy look or the softness in detail (looks like normal wear to me) and I don&#039;t see the pattern of cast bubbles or die bubbles you see in casts, but rather irregular pattern typical of corrosion pitting and porosity one would get on a genuine coin during burrial.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not to say OPs coin couldn&#039;t still be a forgery, but I&#039;d be shocked if it was one.</p><p><br /></p><p>My best guess, could be some sort of flow marks from die wear or erosion, or flow marks exaggerated by irregularities (non-uniform surfaces) in the flan made during flan preparation...but I won&#039;t say for sure as there&#039;s still a lot about the ancient minting process I still don&#039;t know (and I&#039;ll readily admit to that). I still have a lot to learn despite being a hardcore collector for 3 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in