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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Someone claiming to be in the UK, but apparently shipping from France, has been selling a lot of Carthaginian coins recently. I put in a bid to get a small handful of mid-tier coins and was surprised to win the lot; these coins range from 21mm down to 15mm. The two larger of the lot seem to have a casting seam and have a similar patina to many of the others he is selling. The other two look more authentic to me, but one rotten apple spoils the lot. What do you guys think?.   And to show the collecting world isn't all suspected fakes, I also just won this nice Postumus:  |
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 United States
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Bummer.  Would you mind posting a pic or two of the edge showing the parting line? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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IMO they are fine, though the head of the horse on the upper right does look a bit odd. The Postumus is a super coin.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Just bought them, thought I'd get opinions while I wait for them to arrive. If you squint at the pictures, you might see what I'm talking about - here are the other 2 pictures from the seller: If you look at the top of the coin in the bottom left, I reckon that is the seam:   And here are a couple with more obvious 'seams' in the other listings from the seller:   |
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United States
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That's normal for this type.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Good to hear - did they just cast the blanks, or were some of their bronzes cast like early bronzes from the Roman Republic?
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United States
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Yes, if you do a search on Carthage coin images you will see cast lines and spurs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Most ancient flans were cast. If they were cast in two-piece molds, seams may remain on the finished coins. The same is true for sprues if the molds were fed with channels. Even the leading experts sometimes confuse cast flans with cast coins.
Edited by Kushanshah
12/15/2018 6:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They look OK to me. This one of mine has a seam and a sprue.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Thanks everyone. I have no real experience with Carthaginian issues, so it's good to learn some new things.
Of interest is the 3 ears of grain coin; this was apparently issued by the rebels during the Libyan revolt that rocked Carthage after the First Punic War.
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no problem with this Carthaginian bronzes , I had the same doubts in the beginning , but there are all good IMO .It is a lovely Postumus . albert
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Posted 12/15/2018 4:17 pm
