Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 7357870, member: 44106&quot;]Based on the pictures, I am more skeptical about this coin. While there is wear on the reverse figure, there is no wear on Diadumenian&#039;s cheek, hair or ear. The dark deposits could have been applied and the scratches also applied to artificially age the coin and give it semblance of ancient metal. Forgers have also been known to expose coins to acids/bases to age the metal as well. Lastly, there are no marks indicative of striking around the legend - sometimes you can see outwardly radiating metal around the letters as the flan is struck by the die and is forced outwards (not that this always occurs).[/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