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Offline Laelianus

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Fake coin?
« on: March 27, 2024, 02:08:23 pm »
Fake? No other information than that it is an ancient roman silvercoin
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Re: Fake coin?
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2024, 05:18:16 pm »
Why do you think it is fake?
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Re: Fake coin?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2024, 07:15:28 am »
Quote from: Joe Sermarini on April 06, 2024, 05:18:16 pm
Why do you think it is fake?

It looks like the cracks dont go all the way thru to the other side
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Re: Fake coin?
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2024, 09:34:25 am »
These kind of cracks formed during striking are often folded or oblique, and if the coin spend time in the ground, they will be filled with concretions.

At first glance nothing obvious condemns this coin.
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Re: Fake coin?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2024, 01:38:46 pm »
This is a cast fake of a denarius with cracks that are filled during the casting process. Came in a lot of authentic coins I bought awhile back ago.
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Re: Fake coin?
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2024, 03:38:36 pm »
That albinus coin is an obvious cast fake. And not just because of the cracks and how they look.
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Re: Fake coin?
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2024, 04:13:18 pm »
I do not think there is anything in the photos to condemn the "Roman silver coin" in the first post. Nor is it possible to authenticate it. Few coins can be authenticated from photographs and we generally don't do that here.
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Re: Fake coin?
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2024, 11:28:33 am »
Ok, thanks for the information
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