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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1694326, member: 39084&quot;]A legitimate argument can be made for creating <i>replicas</i> of ancient coins, as long as such replicas are clearly labeled as such.&nbsp; For historical, teaching, and other reasons, replicas can serve a useful purpose in place of genuine ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, a replica of an ancient bronze, per se, <i>would be created to show the original bronze/orichalcum color that the original coin would have shown when it was in use</i>.&nbsp; During its period of circulation, even a worn bronze would very likely have retained the original color of the metal, since the circulation and wearing of the coin would not have permitted large amounts of green or brown oxidation that aged, out-of-circulation AEs show.&nbsp; If your intention was to make a true replica, why would you artificially tone it so that it didn&#039;t resemble the coin that would have come from the ancient mint?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thus, it seems obvious that the artificial toning of the bronzes in these &quot;replicas&quot; can only be intended to fool the purchaser into thinking that the coin might be authentic.&nbsp; A &quot;replica&quot; of a bronze should be bronze, not toned as if it&#039;s been out of circulation for thousands of years.&nbsp; At best, this seller is being disingenuous, but more likely he&#039;s being purposely deceptive and misleading about the coins that he&#039;s selling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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