OK, here's what I think...
We need to seperate the patinas that are all similar (Jax), from the coins that are
fakes. I'm not convinced that the
Julian II above, for instance, is a
fake, just patinated with Jax. The coins that have my suspicions are the coins that come from
Arles, particularily the
campgates. I fully agree with Joe, this isn't a
hoard find, there are simply too many
rare types and screw-ups etc. Although, the
style (bizarre as it is) may be attributed to the fact that a lot of these coins are perhaps from the same
officina of Arles- PCONST is almost universally the
mint mark for the suspect coins.
Next, assuming that the issues that we have decided are
fake, are indeed not authentic, one has to wonder how they got into these sellers
hands. If the
patina actually is a trademark of the
fakes, then there's a whole lot of sellers who have these.
Other than that, I think these coins need their authenticity judged on a
per coin basis, as some seem real, and others not.
Evan