What Do You Think Of These Coins ? (7)

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Lenard Valued Member France 57 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 11:59 am Hello all, That one is not a rpoblem to identify I think but it seems really clean for an old one, what do you think of it ? Sorry the picture is overexposed. Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 12:06 pm The shiny nature of it and the curious bust style make me think this one is a modern reproduction - probably isn't silver. Also, I've never seen that style used on a n ancient reverse - the deity named across the two fields. Perhaps its a fantasy piece for educational purposes. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 12:16 pm I'm having a hard time IDing who it is. The coin looks too good to be true, not even a slight bit of wear is visable. Report this Post to the Staff
Lenard Valued Member France 57 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 12:20 pm Well it is written L AELIUS CAESAR and on the other side TRIB POT COS II PIETAS (across the figure) yes it looks perfectly clean (almost new). Report this Post to the Staff
Lenard Valued Member France 57 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 12:31 pm To me it looks much that one : http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/aelius/RIC_0444.txt Though not in gold of course Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3446 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 1:52 pm The real 'give away' is it does not even look like Aelius ! I would not pay more than $2 for it as a curiousity. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 2:08 pm Not a die match, but exactly the same style. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...&cat=0&pos=6 http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...cat=0&pos=17 http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...cat=0&pos=22 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 3:04 pm Ben none of your links some an image. Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 03/15/2013 4:06 pm It is a modern copy. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16869 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 05:45 am Ben, you can't just post links to the FORVM fake database as they come up from the search results page; the links expire as soon as someone else does a search there. You have to press the "i" button and use the URL qouted there. In this case, the URL you need for an exact die match is: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...hp?pos=-4958 Sorry, Lenard, while some ancient coins can look "really clean" like this and still be genuine, this one is not. It's another Bulgarian fake. 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
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 07:47 am Thanks for the heads up on the links guys. The Forvm fakes database is a bit trickier than it looks! Report this Post to the Staff
kevindurant1 New Member Canada 18 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 09:44 am http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/aelius/RIC_0439.jpg Is it this one?. What does it mean when the back is the same but the head is facing left instead of right?. Report this Post to the Staff
kevindurant1 New Member Canada 18 Posts	Posted 03/16/2013 09:50 am Is it the nose and the eyes that gives it away?. Report this Post to the Staff
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