Pupienus Coin

Faustina, to CCF!

I am not an expert but the fist thing I did yesterday when I saw this coin was look for a fake match. IMHO I would want to see a die match to convince me of its authenticity because of is soapy appearance, the lettering just doesn't look right to me, and the wear makes it look like it was placed in tumbler.

I hope a die match is found to put doubts on this coin to rest. BTW, where did you pick this up?

masis masis you have BLOWN my cover I am here incognito grrrrrrrrr hehehe
shhhhhhhhhhhh theres a good chap I have my invisible cloak cant believe I have been
SUSSED LOL
just trying to get some more answers and I am still looking round for any information
I can find
great site and friendly peeps I can get used to this

on a seroius note yes I was sent this coin by a forum member it was one of 140 coins purchased in a collection which was bought from tennants auctioneers yorkshire and seems to have several different opinions
I saw yesterday that copper asses were actually cast at some times in the roman times and this is something I would like to follow up
I understand what you mean by the soapy look but I do hope to get some better photos as it does look sharper in reality hope that helps any comments especially any knowledge in asses being cast I will be most interested thankyou forum members for your time

TJ have you looked how close a match it is to the LANZ coin which is printed beneath my coin the writing looks spot on to me and it looks the correct style thanks for your comments much appreciated

scratch away bobbyhelmet as long as you come up with the right answer in the end
I have never had in hand to my knowledge a fake coin and this is just not what I would expect at all there are no noticeable seams
must get myself organised tomorrow and get new photos as I have said the obverse does have better detail than the photo shows grrrrr I really am appreciating all your super comments negative or positive it all helps to answer some questions THANKS GUYS

i have been collecting for six months and work to a strict budget if this by a miracle proves to be authentic it will be a jewel and cherished very very much
I am doing lots of research and learning as I go fingers crossed that it turns out good
something that helps is that although I have no experience with fakes the collection it came from of 140 coins I expect that the collector must have had more experience than myself and therefore I do hope it would have been sussed by this person thankyou all for your great help in this very difficult assessment

I have made a point of learning as much as I can about fakes and their manufacture and how to spot them over the years. I am one of the admins on the Fake reports over at Forum and have personally added over 2,000 of the fake reports there. I only mention this to put my comments into some context. I am not someone who calls a coin a fake lightly.

Based on the images alone I would not touch this coin. It shows all the signs of being a modern sand cast. None of the details are sharp. Everything is too soft. This is not down to lighting. It could be down to other factors but I do not believe this to be the case and as such would not take the chance on this one and would wait for another cion on another day.

Regards,
Martin

The last two images are the best. Based on these more natural looking pictures I have to reverse my first impression and agree with the others.

It's up to you, but if it were mine I'd leave it alone. Whatever metal it is it has no real value as a fake coin.