This
Sirmium solidus of
Honorius has the same odd characteristics as my previous post of Serdiko's
Arcadius solidus from
Thessalonica: soft matte surfaces, odd
style, and an exact die identity from a recent European
auction (in this casr Dr Busso
Peus Nachfolger
auction 371 lot 524 (24 April 2002)) with twinned surface flaws (not die flaws). Coincidence? I illustrate both below so that you can judge for yourself.
Both of these are unlike other
Sirmium solidi of
Honorius,
Arcadius, and
Theodosius that I can find on
CoinArchives.com in both the
obverse and
reverse designs. Note particularly the 'dancing' figure of the emperor on the
reverse:
his right foot isn't even touching the ground, it's resting the the barbarian's
leg! (
Serdiko posted
his photo on an angle so the emperor is standing straight, not falling over backwards; I have levelled the
exergual line). Note the
flan flaw on the lower left of the
reverse along
VICT and the flaws on the other
side along the CCC. The major difference , of course, is the fact that the
Peus coin has no shoulders at all on either obv or
rev. This is very odd. It, of course, may be legit.
Any thoughts? Compare this with the earlier coin noted in an earlier
thread.
Richard
Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers
