Posted 11/28/2013 08:51 am
I honestly don't believe the piece is fake. I do believe the piece is a) Overcleaned - which is fine and common on Roman bronzes found in the last century. b) Tooled- this is never good, but if the tooling had the intention of cleaning it is better than tooling with the intention of engraving details that are not or were never there to begin with. c) The coin has a rough corroded surface.
Higher end collectors would steer clear of a piece such as this, but bottom feeders would be all over something like this. IMHO I think its a keeper, unless you wanted to make the parasites that swim around you very happy.
Higher end collectors would steer clear of a piece such as this, but bottom feeders would be all over something like this. IMHO I think its a keeper, unless you wanted to make the parasites that swim around you very happy.
