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« Last post by Ken W2 on Today at 03:25:17 pm »
Hello all: Respectfully, this discussion is a good example of why the one coin per thread rule is a good rule. So, is this entire lot of 36 coins is to be condemned ? I'll accept that some of these demonstrate the die linkages discussed already, but that doesn't cover nearly all 36 coins. There aren't any Maximian or Galerius coins (can't remember which these five in the top row are) in that study. What does appear to be obverse and reverse die matches on four of those five (and two in the far right column) in the same lot would be of concern but if these obverses and reverses were used together, theoretically those could be legit. Also note that the coins in Martin's work all bear very similar fake patinas, while the patina on these coins is much more diverse and some apprear to have traces of silvering. Finally, it remains hard for me to fathom that people manufacture dies and produce differing flans in substantial quantities to produce fakes of relatively low value billon or bronze coins.
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