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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 4401010, member: 44316&quot;]First, let&#039;s distinguish between modern fakes of ancient coin types and ancient imitations of ancient coin types, some of which are counterfeits intended to make a profit by deception and others of which are locally made to supply coins for commerce when the government did not get around to making enough coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both types usually try to look like official coins, but only the former try hard. They will copy official types as closely as possible. The types in this thread supplement the insufficient supply of official coins and reproduce part or all of the designs, including mint marks, but are often very much smaller and cruder. They would not fool anyone, but served a purpose.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are they &quot;fakes&quot;?&nbsp; We have had threads on &quot;fourrés&quot; (variously spelled) which were fakes (counterfeits) in ancient times but are now collectable, after all, they really are 1700 years old or older. The coins in this thread are best called &quot;ancient imitations&quot; which were part of the money system, even if they were not issued by official mints. They are not &quot;fakes&quot;-- they were not &quot;intended to deceive.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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