Help Identify & Authenticate 2 Byzantine Solidus

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cmaroun New Member Lebanon 8 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 04:47 am Hello everyone, Great community you have here! This is my first post. I was offered 2 Byzantine Gold Coins. I need your help to ID & Authenticate these 2 pieces. According to my research one is: PHOCAS 602-610 AD. w: 4.0g d: 20mm & the other one: THEOPHILUS 829-842 AD. w: 3.9g d: 19mm Is it possible to tell if these are authentic coins from the images? Many Thanks for your help! Report this Post to the Staff

Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 05:56 am Hi cmaroun and welcome to CCF. Not my area of collecting but the Theopilus coin seems to be a die match for a coin that has been documented in the fake coin reports. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...p?pos=-11380 Edited by Biancasdad 03/13/2018 05:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 07:48 am Both probably made in good quality gold, but the Phocas looks to be suspiciouly too round for my liking. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 09:28 am to the community both are not genuine coins. Report this Post to the Staff
cmaroun New Member Lebanon 8 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 10:15 am how can we be sure these are not genuine? is it the weight 3.9g vs 4.30g ~ 4.44g for the genuine ones? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188560 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 11:02 am to the Community! 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
cmaroun New Member Lebanon 8 Posts	Posted 03/14/2018 03:38 am Thank you for your messages hope I can contribute to this community. Is there a way to find at which price this lot was sold: InAsta 31, lot 6484. (Sold as replica) Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/14/2018 06:11 am If they are fake, they are worth gold alloy value only, less XRF testing fees, to find the purity of the gold. Would be difficult to sell under any circumstances, until the purity of the gold is known. Report this Post to the Staff
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