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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2970178, member: 31620&quot;]Perhaps I wasn&#039;t clear. This is a modern die part of a set of dies (possibly transfer dies) that has been used to create a whole host of fakes since about 2009. They have been quite creative and tried to push oddities into the market including brockage examples. I have posted this one on Forvm and one collector there believe that he bought another two years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a standard example of the use of this die that doesn&#039;t scream out immediately in that the style of the obverse is Rome and it would match with the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10002/normal_Probus~0.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another where the coloration is toned bronze rather then silvered.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Probus_04.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The same obverse die is used to create an oddity where the reverse is a Probus coin from Serdica!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Probus_02.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Aurelian reverse?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Probus_05.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Carus/Carinus/Numerian from Antioch reverse?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10618/Probus_03.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I can go on with more and more but I think you get the point. I had not seen an example of the &quot;brockage&quot; before from this die but recognised the die.</p><p><br /></p><p>The spread nature of the incuse strike is fairly normal for a brockage.</p><p><br /></p><p>These fakers are always looking to find a creative way to add value from their dies. Creating a few brockage examples and selling them at a premium is obviously worth their while.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does this help?</p><p>Regards,</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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