Does This Maxentius Follis Look Tooled?

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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 10:03 pm I saw this Maxentius follis on ebay and the obverse looks funny to me. I am wondering if it has been tooled to enhance the hair on Maxentius' bust and the obverse legend. What do others think? Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 10:07 pm I'd say yes, whoever did it was very good. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 10:15 pm it looks a bit strange doesn't it? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/04/2015 10:24 pm Personally, I don't think the hair has been touched. The hair on lots of the Maxentius folles at coinproject look quite similar to this. However, I can easily believe that some of the edges of letters in the legend have been enhanced. Something unusual is going on at the top of Max's head...Perhaps encrustation? Or perhaps corrosion? (I can't tell if it's above the surface or below) Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 05:27 am I think that is only a die broken... Not tooled at all Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 09/05/2015 12:10 pm I am viewing on my iPhone and am at a slight disadvantage. When I enlarge too much the image is pixilated. I don't see obvious signs of tooling. But we need define tooling ! The surfaces may have been scraped a bit. I don't consider that to be tooling. The hair and beard show remarkable detail for this type issue but I don't believe it to be a result of "tooling" which I define as actually cutting into the metal rather than scraping away surface 'crusties'. Many tooled coins display bizarre hair styles that make me want to scream. I like the coin and have no problems with it Very nice ! Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 09/06/2015 01:15 am Cleaned but not tooled. Looks good to me too. As RF said, tooling alters the distribution of the metal. I don't see that here. If you are selling this one, please do send me a link. Edited by lrbguy 09/06/2015 01:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 09/06/2015 12:05 pm Thanks for the responses. Normally tooling occurs on large Setertius, Dupondius and As sized AEs, so a follis sized coin was a bit unusual. The coin isn't mine. I came across it while looking at coins on ebay UK. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 09/06/2015 8:16 pm Therefore, it is Clooled? Report this Post to the Staff
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