Help identifying “double busted” Roman denarius

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Mark Metzger, Sep 2, 2020.

  1. Mark Metzger

    Mark Metzger Well-Known Member

    Hi there. Ancients are not my area of expertise and this coin was part of a smallish collection I just purchased. Any identification help would be appreciated. I’m going to give it an acetone bath to clean it up a bit. thanks in advance!
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    Mark Metzger, Sep 2, 2020
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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Looks fake due to all the pitting, sorry.
     
    Mat, Sep 2, 2020
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  4. Kentucky

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    The pitting could be signs of a fake, and could just be environmental. Let's see what the consensus is. I kind of like it.
     
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  5. Mark Metzger

    Mark Metzger Well-Known Member

    So I dropped it in some acetone and the gunk literally just started falling off. I’ve never seen acetone she’d gunk so quickly. So here it is now...
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    Mark Metzger, Sep 2, 2020
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  6. Mat

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  7. PeteB

    PeteB Well-Known Member

    The last one nails it as fake.
     
    PeteB, Sep 2, 2020
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  8. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Here's a genuine one -- from the British Museum:

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