Roman Coin Dies - Thick And Beautiful

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MartinaIT New Member Italy 2 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 1:35 pm Hello everybody! I am a new member, a passionate antiques collector based in Rome. I inherited from my grandad, who shared my same passions, some items I identifies thanks to long Google researches, as roman coin dies. They're 18 pieces, very heavy. Are you able to provide more info? thanks in advance * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 2:42 pm Always nice to have another poster interested in ancients! Unfortunately, the odds of these being genuine Roman mint dies is incredibly small; more likely they are modern, creations--either replicas for their own sake, or used to create reproductions. There are very few known genuine Roman dies, and even counterfeiter's tools are scarce. Did your granddad leave any provenance info on the origin of these dies? Even as replicas, they are still very cool Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 3:31 pm To the best of my knowledge, there have been no original dies of Roman coins that have survived from ancient times. If any HAVE survived, they would most probably be in some place like the Hermitage, Bibliotheque Nationale, Ashmoleum Museum, or the British Museum. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 4:31 pm to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. 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
MartinaIT New Member Italy 2 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 4:39 pm Thanks for the warm welcome and for your feedback. My grandad was a treasure hunter and he used to visit all the flea markets in town, since the 50s, but would also buy stuff from privates - so I do not really know about the provenance of these pieces. Would they be worth something if they'd be (very old) replicas? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 4:50 pm to the community I agree with the others, these are modern dies made to produce replicas. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/22/2017 5:55 pm Quote: Would they be worth something if they'd be (very old) replicas? They are collectable, although I don't know how prices work for them. I would imagine that dies that can be tied to the big name forgers (Becker, Caprara, Christodoulou, Orphanides, Rosa, Slavey, etc.) are especially valuable. Many collectors would argue against allowing forgers' dies to enter the market lest they be used to generate more fakes. Fyi, Forum's fake reports has a 12-page gallery, currently with 498 files, of modern dies of Roman and Greek coins. Many are expertly engraved - and thus, thankfully, off the market. Some group shots of modern dies: Report this Post to the Staff
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