Julius Caesar Elephant 49Bc

this is the only picture I have Not the greatest image

I heartily second the assessment of louisvillekyshop, and the advice of livingwater. Try your best to get whatever background you can. As long as the price is right and you can secure a money-back agreement with the Seller, by all means take the risk. Then spend a little more to have the coin inspected by a respected Authenticator. I wish and hope for, the best for you, my friend. Keep us posted!

To my untrained eye, josephrg, I see nothing that would indicate to me that this coin is a fake. Is the weight acceptable? I would still spend a little extra for authentication.

Again...I plead no expertise...but this OP coin is very different than the replica depicted in Amentia's post. The one detail I'm seeing in the original coin is the flattened high-spots exhibited on the reverse elements. Very suggestive of a hammering of the metal disc prior to a strike. The elements on the replica are low and weak, with the field surfaces appearing quite different than seen on the coin presented by josephrg. I look forward to getting a follow-up on this! Keep us in the loop, Joseph.

I am, however, appreciative of Armentia's contribution to this topic. Really awesome to see this back-and-forth. Thank you!

I can't comment on the authenticity of this piece, but I've seen better elephant legs at kebab / gyro joints. Did whoever designed this coin ever see an actual elephant?

@amentia, thank you for joining CCF and weighing in on this piece. Knowing that it is a die match for modern fakes is for sure conclusive. It is great to have your expertise here and I hope you stick around.

You will only have a seam on Cast Fakes, the seam is where the two Casting (1 obverse and 1 Reverse) moulds will meet. In most cases this seam will be removed on Cast Fakes, with file and polished.

This Fake is Not a Cast Fake so No characteristicas of Cast Fakes.

This Fake was pressed with modern Hand Cut dies.
Even coins from same dies will Always Look a little bit different.
1. Different die states, dies will get worn from usage and get die flaws and die Breaks with usage time.
2. The Strike, pressing, different Details will be captures, some Details will get lost or damage on Struck coins, this can be for example due to, Bad centering, flat Strike, slippage, Double strike etc
3. Then circulation or environmental influences that can effect the coin's surface and Details.

You should rather Look how much they have in Common, we have to consider that these dies are free Hand Cut and are very different from any real authentic die. If there are No differences Like Here or differences that can be explained with different die states, the striking/pressing or wear or environmental influences, IT IS a die match.

IT IS a very Common Replica I have IT 2 Times in Mint sate and 1 time altered with artificial wear and about every week you will See one of These on ebay.