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Lebanon
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Hello, My father had bought this coin years ago. Through some Google search, I was able to identify it as a Diadumenian, AD 218, Gold Aureus. RIC 115 I'm wondering if it's an authentic piece. The gold looks genuine, however there are tiny holes on the coin's surface. According to what I've read online, this could be an indicator of casting. Is that correct?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Judge and welcome to CCF.
The details look soft and as you mentioned the surfaces look problematic. Do the edges look like there are any remnants of a seam that may have been filed smooth? I'm certainly not an expert in Roman gold, but to my eyes it looks like a cast fake.
I'm sure others will comment when they see this post.
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12/08/2017 07:46 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Cast fake. You can see the sprue lines from the mold on the edges. A photo of the edge should confirm that.
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New Member
 Lebanon
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Thank you Biancasdad and moxking for your quick replies. I've uploaded side pictures. Do the edges look suspicious?    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes. Cast fake. A rather low quality fake at that.
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New Member
Lebanon
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It's the file marks on the edge that gave it away, right?
Too bad. The jeweller has confirmed it's pure gold though. I can console myself in that :D
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 United States
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United States
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to the community I agree with the others a cast fake. |
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New Member
Lebanon
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Thank you jbuck and echizento. I guess it's time to turn it into a bracelet, then :D
Can't believe my father held onto it all this time, thinking it was some rare coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rare or not, if it's 24kt gold as suggested by your jeweller, it's worth quite a bit just for its gold content!
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Gold coins of Diadumenmian would be excessively rare, and would attract huge prices at auction.
For this reason, even if it appeared be obviously genuine, I would have it checked by one of the World's major auction houses, specializing in ancient coins anyway.
That is, unless it's authenticity and provenance have already been proven, and tested for weight, and with XRF. It is fairly common for high quality fake ancient gold coins to be manufactured from good quality gold.
As for my opinion, for what it is worth, it appears to be obviously fake, irrespective of whatever metal or alloy it happens to be made of.
My reasons for thinking this are in agreement with most others in this thread.
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