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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5292841, member: 85693&quot;]The problem here is that I have never seen in person, or handled, a late Roman silver coin.&nbsp; So I really have no idea what I am dealing with here. </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can tell, based on legends and design, this is Valentinian III half siliqua from the Ravenna (possibly Rome?) Mint, RIC 2085 (pearl-diademed bust), Victory reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked at a lot of these online.&nbsp; The thing that worries me most about this one is the weight - it is rather heavy:&nbsp; 1.72 grams.&nbsp; 14 mm diameter.&nbsp; Most of these are around 1 gram, with the heaviest examples I found around 1.30 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>Style for this issue is all over the place, based on the examples I found online.&nbsp; So I don&#039;t really have much of a &quot;feel&quot; for appearances. </p><p><br /></p><p>Forgery Network didn&#039;t seem to have any of this type in their database.&nbsp; I cruised the Bulgarian fake-makers on eBay and didn&#039;t find any (lately they seem to like doing an abundance of small, late silvers from the Migration Period, but they haven&#039;t bothered with this particular one so far as I could find). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222284[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this genuine?&nbsp; Or a c. 2019 Bulgarian fake?&nbsp; I understand making such a call from a photo is not a sure-fire method, but a lot of folks on Coin Talk have handled this sort of material and I welcome the news, good, bad or baffled. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks in advance! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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