Deceptive counterfeit Commodus denarii
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These have been around for a while, but I've seen a bunch of them pop up again recently.
https://civitasgalleries.com/counterfeits/commodusdenarius.html
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Thanks for posting this.
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Yup, good to know. Concise analysis. Peace Roy
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Ugh. Are these fooling people regularly? I saw where you sourced some of the photos and that is a concern (unless it was another demo for a counterfeit).
They can be pretty deceptive when made well. I'm fairly certain the Emporium Hamburg coin is genuine, and was the source for the mold for the other coins. The CNG coin is fake, as is the specimen I bought at NYINC. The CNG coin looks like it was "aged" with an acid bath. On its own, quite convincing. The one listed by the Bulgarian seller also looks to have been aged with some sort of corrosive process. The specimen bought in NY was artificially toned somehow. It also looks fairly convincing on its own (obviously, it fooled me at first).
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