How do you know there aren't two halves?
It could be a practice piece the forger used before trying it with two nicer halves. Or someone who discovered the (to me) very clear seam on the
reverse was trying to uncover just how the piece was constructed, since it was worthless at that point anyway.
I would be very surprised if this turned out to be a genuine ancient coin altered in
antiquity. I find that the least likely scenario, especially because of the seam visible on the
reverse.
If it is real, how do you explain:
1. The
obverse and
reverse legends that are just raised areas (not worn, just raised)
2. The seam visible on the
reverseI'm only asking because I want to know. I
hope your coin does turn out to be real.