Identify This Ancient Silver Coin( Id: Likely Modern Counterfeit/Fake Of Septimus Severus Denarius)

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mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 05/13/2026 09:48 am Hi All, Need identification for this silver 3.9 gram, 20mm diameter coin. Many thanks in advance for assistance in IDing. Also is this item genuine or not. Regards, Mikehy Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 05/13/2026 6:06 pm The layout is that of an ancient Roman denarius, but the design is way too crude to be a genuine ancient Roman coin - the portrait style is wrong, and the lettering is mostly gibberish rather than abbreviated Latin - so it's a fake of some kind. The question then becomes, is it an ancient fake, or a modern one? I'm leaning more towards "modern" - the design seems to me to be as if someone was copying it from a drawing or picture of a coin, rather than an actual coin. So, what then is it a fake of? The obverse appears to be emperor Septimus Severus. The reverse type, of the emperor on horseback with a spear, is known from this emperor. Genuine example on MA-Shops. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 09:41 am Very interesting. Thank you for the analysis. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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Identify This Ancient Silver Coin( Id: Likely Modern Fake Of Septimus Severus Denarius)