Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
Pompey the Great portrait denarius. Is it looking fine?
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4900940, member: 96898"]Do you have any particular reason to doubt this coin's authenticity?</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, the scratches and marks you mentioned look like fairly typical ancient damage. The punches you see on the reverse are banker's marks, and the edge of your coin doesn't look filed – maybe it got some scratches when the coin was cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kölner Münzkabinett has been in business for more than 50 years. It's a solid address for buying ancient coins. Though everybody makes mistakes, the numismatists working there are ancient coin experts and not easily fooled by forgeries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Furthermore, the Prof. Hildebrecht Hommel collection is a most respectable provenance. Hommel was a classical philologist who collected and studied ancient coins for decades and published widely on numismatic topics. His collection is said to have included a more or less complete set of Roman Republican denarii, and he certainly didn't fall victim to fakes easily.</p><p><br /></p><p>In summary: I am not one of the experts mentioned above and might be proven wrong, but I see nothing suspicious about your coin. Furthermore, the Hildebrecht Hommel and Kölner Münzkabinett provenances make a fake appear unlikely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4900940, member: 96898"]Do you have any particular reason to doubt this coin's authenticity? To me, the scratches and marks you mentioned look like fairly typical ancient damage. The punches you see on the reverse are banker's marks, and the edge of your coin doesn't look filed – maybe it got some scratches when the coin was cleaned. Kölner Münzkabinett has been in business for more than 50 years. It's a solid address for buying ancient coins. Though everybody makes mistakes, the numismatists working there are ancient coin experts and not easily fooled by forgeries. Furthermore, the Prof. Hildebrecht Hommel collection is a most respectable provenance. Hommel was a classical philologist who collected and studied ancient coins for decades and published widely on numismatic topics. His collection is said to have included a more or less complete set of Roman Republican denarii, and he certainly didn't fall victim to fakes easily. In summary: I am not one of the experts mentioned above and might be proven wrong, but I see nothing suspicious about your coin. Furthermore, the Hildebrecht Hommel and Kölner Münzkabinett provenances make a fake appear unlikely.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Ancient Coins
>
Pompey the Great portrait denarius. Is it looking fine?
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...