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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 5610179, member: 57495&quot;]If you mean that the style looks imitative of official issues, then yes - afterall, the engraver of the dies of this obverse would have copied off an original Nero bronze, but about 300 years after Nero&#039;s reign.&nbsp; The low relief of the devices on contorniates also deviate from the &quot;look&quot; of original coins, however, both this and the often unusual portraits are noted characteristics of contorniates rather than red flags.&nbsp; If you&#039;re suggesting it&#039;s a modern imitation of an authentic contorniate, I&#039;m afraid you&#039;ve lost me regarding how the &quot;look&quot; is problematic.&nbsp; Could you elaborate? </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I&#039;m aware, lead contorniates were never made.&nbsp; They were all orichalchum.&nbsp; Are you maybe thinking of Bill&#039;s collection of lead tesserae?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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