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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3377967, member: 99239"]Ok so "experts" is really just one guy's opinion based on speculation boiled down to five words "probably from the 15th century". That moves the needle of doubt exactly zero as far as I'm concerned.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that, especially when it comes to ancient coins, the moment someone calls a coin a forgery there is a cascade reaction where many others start seeing questionable aspects and before you know it the consensus is that It Must Be Fake. I'm not married to the idea that this Proculus must absolutely be real but I also don't have any good reason to doubt it. And it doesn't look <b>at all</b> like a Paduan reproduction either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 3377967, member: 99239"]Ok so "experts" is really just one guy's opinion based on speculation boiled down to five words "probably from the 15th century". That moves the needle of doubt exactly zero as far as I'm concerned. I know that, especially when it comes to ancient coins, the moment someone calls a coin a forgery there is a cascade reaction where many others start seeing questionable aspects and before you know it the consensus is that It Must Be Fake. I'm not married to the idea that this Proculus must absolutely be real but I also don't have any good reason to doubt it. And it doesn't look [B]at all[/B] like a Paduan reproduction either.[/QUOTE]
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