Just got this Valerian II and notice it has a edge that looks filed. Does it look like a cast coin that had the tab filed off or just the coins history of someone taking extra silver? Of note, I do not see any casting bubbles or blobs. Thanks for your help.
The fabric and all other parts of the coin (other than the filed areas) look ok to me. Could it simply have been done in antiquity when someone was running the coin along a stone wall while walking? Who knows.
I agree with Justin - the coin looks legit to me too. The edge damage could be from a jewelry mount removal.
You can tell from the flow lines in the metal on the obverse lettering that it was a struck coin, the reverse is a bit soft but that is typical for this issue.
Yeah, the reverses of these Valerian II types always look like excrement. Yours is typical. I'd also say genuine but jewelry mounted.
Never thought jewelery jewelry mounted. Hmmm? Maybe. Do you think the filing would be at the top of the obverse instead of the bottom?
The filing could also be the work of a crook who scraped off a little metal before he passed the piece. Clipping and filing coins has been a problem for almost as long as coins have been circulating.
