Real or Fake

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by daveydempsey, Feb 12, 2018.

  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Well-Known Member

    This Roman coin was posted by a member on the Antiquers forum.
    I have cropped, lightened and combined the poor pictures.
    My view was it looked like a copy, it just did not look right. however these are not my speciality.
    He said there is no seam around the edge.

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  3. Gavin Richardson

    Gavin Richardson Well-Known Member

    Tough to authenticate a coin from a photo. But my first inclination is that I see no reason to doubt it. It's not an uncommon reverse type--a Constantine "two captives under banner" reverse type, from Sicsia. Some variants can be rare. Not sure about this one. But it doesn't seem the kind of coin one could make a lot of money on by faking. Again, it looks genuine to me. Only possible red flag is that the flan is almost perfectly round for an ancient coin.

    We will see what others say.

    Here's one from my collection.


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  4. Theodosius

    Theodosius Fine Style Seeker

    Could be real.

    It is a $10 coin at best in this condition.
     
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