Marc Antony Denarius in a coin collecting machine? (Repost)

Hello! This is a repost from “Coinstar find” under the World forum which the community requested to move it here. Please let me know what your thoughts on identifying this coin as well as if it’s a legit find in my coin collecting machine, thanks!









If this is authentic, I did find a few other coins today that I would like to post later as soon as I hear back from this post, thanks!

 

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I said it over there, before you had more pictures, that I thought it was most likely a fake. I still think that. It looks like it would be LEG XV.
https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/imp/marc_antony/i.html
Looking forward to hearing what the professionals say.

Also, you said you had more? What else was in this magic coinstar?

 

I'm sorry to say, but in my amateur opinion, that perfect edge along the rim is a sign that this is a modern forgery made by machine, making this a fake.

 

Regardless, of that coin's authenticity, you should post images of the other coins as well.

 

Copy will do later tonight

 

I mean the odds of a multi thousand dollar coin showing up in some guys pocket change is pretty low.

 

Hardly a multi-thousand dollar coin. Some Marc Antony Legio XV coins sold on vcoins for ~$50.

 

I’m going with authentic. The edges don’t look off to me and the scratches, bankers marks, wear and strike all look legit.

 

paging @Bing . Not that I don't trust @Orange Julius, someone who definitely knows ancients....I would just like Bing to weigh in since I know he has an affinity for Marc Antony denarii

 

I agree, I think the coin is OK too. @Bing would know well.

 

That’s two big hitters saying legit. I like this. Perhaps a real Cinderella story to end 2020 with
Why can’t I have this kind of luck at a coinstar? Last thing I found were to pennies stuck together with some sort of “substance”...

 

I’m an idiot. I was thinking of the more expensive Antony coins; I forgot that the legio ones are affordable.

 

You say “affordable”, I say “still out of my price range”. Lol.
But yes, much more “affordable” than some of his coins.

 

Yes, recently read some of his post on the subject, either way fake or not it always amuses me when I find unique things in weird places. Recently found NYC subway tokens in the machine, not ancient but seems like it nowadays

 

I have a bunch of those if you want me to post that mess hahah

 

I will post the other finds like I mentioned before in a few, don’t know much of the subject but that’s why I’m here to see the comments

 

Today’s find...

Item A

 

Item B

 

And Item C

 

Your item A is a drachm from Chalkis - e.g. mine:


Obviously, someone has all-but destroyed the obverse with something very sharp.

Item B is a bronze from Larissa and item C is from Histiaia, presumably a tetrobol.

ATB,
Aidan.