Likely fake septimius severus denarius

[Ron C2]

Hi all,

This one is 3.16g, 17.5mm, 180 degrees.  Pretty sure it's a cast fake. Patina rubs off on the fingers and I believe it has a filed-off casting sprue on the edge at 10 o'clock viewed from the obverse.

Looking for a second opinion before filing a fake coin report.

[Akropolis]

From the photos and weight, it looks OK to my old eyes.
Let's see what others think.
PeteB

[Ron C2]

From the photos and weight, it looks OK to my old eyes.
Let's see what others think.
PeteB

There is a 4mm wide raised area on the flan edge with clear and crude file marks running about 45 degrees to the flan. To my eyes under the loupe, it looks like a filed off sprue.  The rest of The edge looks normal, so if there is a mold seam, it's up at the edge of the coin where it would not be obvious.  Also the patina rubs off a bit in hand with minimal effort, unlike real patina.  Not sure if that changes your opinion?  It was tough to get a good photo of the filed area.

the dirt in the crevasses of the obverse isn't well adhered, it came off with a dry toothbrush.

I am pretty sure it is real silver though...?

[antoninus1]

Looks o.k. to me, too.
Have a look at the edge like in your second photo and rotate the coin. If it looks wedge-shaped from one angle (i.e. the upper and lower side are not parallel to each other) then it´s a sign that the coin has been struck manually.

[v-drome]

I have seen uncleaned coins with a small scrape on the edge where it looks like someone was just checking to see if the coin was silver, or not.  I can't tell if that is the case with your coin but it is worth considering!

[Jschulze]

Looks ok to me too... maybe the edges have been manipulated or smoothed to fit in a jewelry loop. Either way, I agree with other posters, looks legit.

[Ron C2]

Looks o.k. to me, too.
Have a look at the edge like in your second photo and rotate the coin. If it looks wedge-shaped from one angle (i.e. the upper and lower side are not parallel to each other) then it´s a sign that the coin has been struck manually.

Sides are parallel.

[Ron C2]

Looks ok to me too... maybe the edges have been manipulated or smoothed to fit in a jewelry loop. Either way, I agree with other posters, looks legit.

It was sold as recently dug. Coin came to me from a dealer that got it in a lot of about 50 denarii from Lebanon this year.  I haven't seen any of the other coins in person.

[Callimachus]

Since the consensus here seems to be that the coin is genuine,you might want to revise what you said about this coin in your gallery.

[Ron C2]

The gallery image is only there temporarily for this thread. I haven't seen a procurator monetae weigh in yet, but if that consensus is upheld I will definitely take it down or change the description.