Real Or Fake Ancient

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• bronzemat Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 1, 2012 11:51PM

  It looks OK to me but there has been a rash of fakes to be made low grade and its fooling alot of folks.
  
  Post the coin on the messageboard below as there is several highly respected collectors of that particular coin, which is a roman republic.
  
  Fake attribution forum.

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  July 2, 2012 12:02AM

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• magikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭

  July 2, 2012 12:08AM

  Me too.
  
  Eric

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• errormaven Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 1:20AM

  Unless the coin was carried around as a pocket piece, I don't see why the areas of highest relief would be brighter than the rest of the coin. You'd think that after a thousand+ years at rest, it would have re-acquired an even pattern of toning.
  
  I could be wrong, of course, since I'm out of my usual area of expertise.

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• bronzemat Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 1:37AM

  Plenty of ancients that have a circulated cameo

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• braddick Posts: 24,860 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 2:13AM

  
  
  << <i>Plenty of ancients that have a circulated cameo >>
  
  
  
  Many fakes were "processed" through goats.
  Be on the lookout!

  peacockcoins

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• 291fifth Posts: 24,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 3:51AM

  It's a Roman Republic denarius. Looks real from the photo but it has been quite awhile since I owned any of these.

  All glory is fleeting.

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• Justlooking Posts: 2,895 ✭

  July 2, 2012 5:26AM

  
  
  << <i>Unless the coin was carried around as a pocket piece, I don't see why the areas of highest relief would be brighter than the rest of the coin. You'd think that after a thousand+ years at rest, it would have re-acquired an even pattern of toning.
  
  I could be wrong, of course, since I'm out of my usual area of expertise. >>
  
  
  
  Did togas have pockets?
  
  Looks fake to me, but all ancients look fake to me.

  Let's try not to get upset.

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,789 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 7:18AM

  I am inclined to say genuine. Looks like the ones we used to sell loose out of the better junk box.
  TD

  Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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• bronzemat Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 7:42AM

  Its been confirmed real on the ancient messageboard I post on.

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• ajaan Posts: 17,620 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 10:07AM

  real

  
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  Don

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• Swampboy Posts: 13,117 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 11:16AM

  A type I'd love to own (Roman republic with a quadriga reverse) junk or not.
  
  

  "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

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• harveypb Posts: 514 ✭

  July 2, 2012 11:43AM

  Thanks Bronzemat for the link to the ancients.
  
  Glad to hear that its probably real.
  
  Now I wish someone would give me an idea of its value.....

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• OnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,432 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 2, 2012 11:57AM

  Real - looks similar to my one denarius from the Republic.

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,789 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 3, 2012 12:02AM

  
  
  << <i>Thanks Bronzemat for the link to the ancients.
  
  Glad to hear that its probably real.
  
  Now I wish someone would give me an idea of its value..... >>
  
  
  
  For value, look for similar pieces being sold here:
  
  www.hjbltd.com
  
  fixed price list linky

  Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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