FORVM`s Classical Numismatics Discussion Board
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New, first time posting, and just getting started detecting fakes. I'm not sure if I'm understanding what a seam looks like.
I suspect this is reproduction:
1. the weight appears to be incorrect.
2. I see what I *think* is a seam.
I looked through the fake reports for Thessaly Larissa here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/thumbnails.php?album=35
and I'm not seeing any that are quite alike - am I expecting too close a match?
4.84g
17.8mm
Am I on the right track? Thanks for the help I'm LOVING learning about ancient coins here.
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Yes, it is fake, unfortunately.
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Yes, that is a seam.
Sadly, a cast fake.
PeteB
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The details are also quite 'soft', especially around the lettering.
~ Peter