Potin Balbinus anto - geniue?

[Tibsi]

Hello!

What's your opinion about this coin?
The weight is 5.7 grams and the material is 'potin'.

Thanks,
Tibsi

[Pscipio]

Looks very suspicious since this certainly is not the right metal and surfaces for a genuine struck ancient original.

Lars

[Galaxy]

Also, check out the casting seam underneath his right shoulder, visible on the edge.

[areich]

That alone would not convince me, we regularly see non-existant casting seems in pictures,
especially of silver coins.

[saholz]

That alone would not convince me, we regularly see non-existant casting seems in pictures,
especially of silver coins.

Yes, lighting in pictures often makes edge shadows look like straight lines or seams.  The only way to be sure would be to see an edge on picture.

This coin may be a fake, and IMHO it doesn't look quite right, but it can't be condemned based on what looks like a seam in the above pictures.

Stan

[Galaxy]

Areich, the casting sprue was simply the fake icing on the fake cake.

[areich]

Not if it doesn't exist.