well it looks pretty close to a die match for the top one 2nd from left
I suppose though it leaves me with more questions, most I would surmise one can only speculate:
1) are these designed for the express focus of forgery/resale
2) who makes them
3) are they hard to make?
4) at what point in the market are they typically entered
5) why a
fake like this mixed in with mid level slightly dirty
byzantine AE follis's, I could more easily understand possibly being sold separately
Artificially patination is not new to me, but I am impressed with the encrustations and mineral deposits on this coin. I have messed around ancients for half a dozen yrs, not as long
nor the breadth that many have here, but
still. I have been cleaning coins for the same length and try to keep abreast of forgery's. I would just like to learn more with this as a example
Thanks
cw