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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3899894, member: 78244&quot;]Provenances can be made up. Ebay is not the only source of fakes. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I’m talking about the style, not the dimensions. Casting is a very imprecise method of manufacturing. Weights are going to vary. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Think about this logically. If you were the head of the army and were making coins to grant defecting enemies free passage into your own army, you would want the style of the coin to be consistent to avoid forgeries from enemy spies. The style of accepted genuine pieces are markedly different and finer than your specimen. Plus the rims of your coin have the style from 1000 years prior (deep and rounded), not the flat rims consistent with the period.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I read the thread. Their conclusion was based on the supposed find spot.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, dimensions are not important. The style is.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As I have said, it could be a contemporary counterfeit made by an enemy spy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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