Hi all,
I have this
Probus Tetradrachm. I
had no doubts about authenticity until I examined it more closely and found something suspicious. Even with this feature, I feel it's probably authentic but wanted to get opinions as I've never seen this before.
On the edge in the below photos you can see a... Plug or post of a different color bronze that has been soddered into the hole and then later filed down. I was thinking at one time maybe this coin was in some sort of mount or
jewelry?
Anyway, everything else feels
fine about the coin and it fits with my other
Probus Tetradrachms as far as size,
weight, edge and feel. What do you think? Is this just the remains of use as
jewelry or something more suspicious that may mean it is
fake? Thank you for your opinions!
Edit: this is the only filed plug. 180 from this plug is a normal edge.
Josh
19mm 6.4 gr