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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Constantinian Era| > |Constantius II| > SH58910
Constantius II, 22 May 337 - 3 November 361 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit With Julian II Reverse
|Constantius| |II|, |Constantius| |II,| |22| |May| |337| |-| |3| |November| |361| |A.D.,| |Ancient| |Counterfeit| |With| |Julian| |II| |Reverse|, This coin combines an obverse die of Constantius II, 337 - 361, with a reverse die of Julian II, 360 - 363 A.D. The unlikely hybrid of types from different emperors and issues, the light weight, and the flan flaw on the reverse indicate it is a plated ancient counterfeit.

Ancient counterfeits often have mismatched obverses and reverses. Transfer dies were made using genuine coins which were destroyed in the process. Since making each die destroyed the coin, the same coin could not be used to make both dies. The destroyed coins were undoubtedly melted to contribute to the silver foil plate.

Unlike counterfeit denarii, counterfeit siliqua are very rare. Siliqua are so thin, that striking counterfeits with a bronze core apparently could not provide an economic benefit worth the effort and risk.
SH58910. Fouree silver plated reduced siliqua, cf. official, Lugdunum mint, silver, RIC VIII Lyons 180 (for obverse, Constantius II) and 233 (for reverse, Julian II), VF, toned, reverse flan flaw, illegal mint, weight 1.300g, maximum diameter 17.1mm, die axis 180o, c. 360 - 365 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VOT / X / MVLT / XX in four lines within wreath, PLVG in exergue; extremely rare; SOLD










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