Julius Caesar Elephant 49Bc

@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.