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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 7423943, member: 56653"]I have a suspicion that this a cast forgery:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289259[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>27x26mm 10.68g second coinage ca. 295</p><p><br /></p><p>The error on the obverse legend CAVS instead of CAES can be put in connection with the fact that the new Imperial coinage had just been introduced in 294 and for Alexandria, which used to mint Egyptian coinage in a closed monetary system, the new reform of Diocletian was something completely new, and likely confusing. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is very possible that the error, like a similar one noted in NotInRIC (see <a href="http://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6ale17av.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6ale17av.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) is due to the lack of familiarity by the die cutters, mostly of Greek language and script, with the Latin language and alphabet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another possibility is a contemporary forgery, as Alexandria had one of the most forged coinage during the Tetrarchy, molds used to cast folles being discovered in Egypt in huge numbers. The soft details and the overall appearance could indicate a cast forgery.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Tareq Hani Collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 7423943, member: 56653"]I have a suspicion that this a cast forgery: [ATTACH=full]1289259[/ATTACH] 27x26mm 10.68g second coinage ca. 295 The error on the obverse legend CAVS instead of CAES can be put in connection with the fact that the new Imperial coinage had just been introduced in 294 and for Alexandria, which used to mint Egyptian coinage in a closed monetary system, the new reform of Diocletian was something completely new, and likely confusing. It is very possible that the error, like a similar one noted in NotInRIC (see [URL='http://www.notinric.lechstepniewski.info/6ale17av.html']here[/URL]) is due to the lack of familiarity by the die cutters, mostly of Greek language and script, with the Latin language and alphabet. Another possibility is a contemporary forgery, as Alexandria had one of the most forged coinage during the Tetrarchy, molds used to cast folles being discovered in Egypt in huge numbers. The soft details and the overall appearance could indicate a cast forgery. From the Tareq Hani Collection.[/QUOTE]
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