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<p>[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24851041, member: 26430"]Here's a base metal <b>cast </b>Denarius:</p><p><br /></p><p>Geta obverse with the reverse of his mother, Julia Domna's Juno Denarius -- which would be really cool if genuinely ancient.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it an ancient "Limes" Denarius (explained below), or a modern forgery? I've never been entirely sure. (Opinions welcome!)</p><p><br /></p><p>(There's a visible casting seam, <i>occasionally</i> visible on "Limes." Patina consistent with "Limes." Both features could be consistent with modern forgery, too. I have 10-12 "Limes." I keep it with those -- for now.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1592588[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>"Limes"</b> (pronounced "Lee-Mace")</i>:</p><blockquote><p>Latin word meaning "border," as in the English word "liminal" (at the edges/boundaries).</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><b>"Limes Denarius"</b>:</p><blockquote><p>Imitative or token coinage resembling the official Roman Imperial Denarii, mostly third century (especially Severan Dynasty). Possibly used in frontier regions (hence the name) where it was dangerous to bring precious metals (by encouraging "barbarian" raiding).</p><p><br /></p><p>Pot metal or potin, probably with plenty of tin or lead, sometimes giving a gray or "silvery" appearance. (Someone has probably done an XRF study or Neutron Tomography or whatever, but I don't know where...)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Numiswiki</b>: <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Limes%20denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Limes%20denarius" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Limes denarius</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>[USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] 's site</b>: <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/Limes-falsa.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/Limes-falsa.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/Limes-falsa.html</a> (see also: <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitelag.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitelag.html" rel="nofollow">Elagabalus imitations</a> & <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitSevAlex.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitSevAlex.html" rel="nofollow">Severus Alexander Imitations</a>)</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis, post: 24851041, member: 26430"]Here's a base metal [B]cast [/B]Denarius: Geta obverse with the reverse of his mother, Julia Domna's Juno Denarius -- which would be really cool if genuinely ancient. Is it an ancient "Limes" Denarius (explained below), or a modern forgery? I've never been entirely sure. (Opinions welcome!) (There's a visible casting seam, [I]occasionally[/I] visible on "Limes." Patina consistent with "Limes." Both features could be consistent with modern forgery, too. I have 10-12 "Limes." I keep it with those -- for now.) [ATTACH=full]1592588[/ATTACH] [I][B]"Limes"[/B] (pronounced "Lee-Mace")[/I]: [INDENT]Latin word meaning "border," as in the English word "liminal" (at the edges/boundaries).[/INDENT] [B]"Limes Denarius"[/B]: [INDENT]Imitative or token coinage resembling the official Roman Imperial Denarii, mostly third century (especially Severan Dynasty). Possibly used in frontier regions (hence the name) where it was dangerous to bring precious metals (by encouraging "barbarian" raiding). Pot metal or potin, probably with plenty of tin or lead, sometimes giving a gray or "silvery" appearance. (Someone has probably done an XRF study or Neutron Tomography or whatever, but I don't know where...) [B]Numiswiki[/B]: [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Limes%20denarius']https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Limes denarius[/URL] [B][USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] 's site[/B]: [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/Limes-falsa.html[/URL] (see also: [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitelag.html']Elagabalus imitations[/URL] & [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/imitSevAlex.html']Severus Alexander Imitations[/URL])[/INDENT][/QUOTE]
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