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Resources => Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers => Topic started by: Harry W on January 27, 2023, 11:28:50 am

Title: Possible Fake Severus Denarius - Silver
Post by: Harry W on January 27, 2023, 11:28:50 am
Hello

I made a recent post regarding ID of another coin with the same batch. I am fairly confident this coin is a cast fake for the reasons below:
-i am unable to find a reverse with the same design as this
-appearence of what I believe are casting bubbles, notably on the diadem of the portrait and throughout the reverse
-patina seems unaturally uniform
-circular hole on the coin - remnant from the casting process?

I have attached pictures. Unfortunately, no scale available for weight. More coins on a separate posts shortly.

Thank you,
Harry
Title: Re: Possible Fake Severus Denarius - Silver
Post by: Pekka K on January 27, 2023, 11:46:43 am

Looks like this: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.45

Pekka K