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@Palouche I agree, not. Compare the portion of the thunderbolt between the feet of each eagle.
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Thanks Paul and Kushanshah. Just a question when they say for fakes to be identical in terms of die, do they mean obverse and reverse or just one side? also do you guys agree that his second coin has same obverse to the one I got?
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OP coin on the right... To my untrained eye the obverse looks a match and the reverse definetly not.. I'm not experienced enough to give a definite answer, but IMO they both look real   |
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An obverse die match isn't the worst thing in the world for authenticity - it can often be a good indicator of authenticity (though I wouldn't count it for this series). Die were used more than once and if a coin comes from a hoard, it can be the case that it was found with others from the same die. Here is an obverse die match for my Corinthian stater with a completely different reverse die:   |
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@ hvedo  To the Forum. |
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Thanks Ben. How can we explain the 96.4 silver? It should have been 60 to 80 percent. But at least we can be sure its not sterling silver at 92.5 right?
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If authentic, it would seem to my eye that the Nero tetradrachms were of different dies, but were the product of the same die cutter.
The styles are very similar, but the minutae of the details is different.
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OP coin on the right...
To my untrained eye the obverse looks a match and the reverse definetly not.. I do not see a match obverse either: On the left coin, looking at the lower row of leaves (above and slightly behind ear) the first two leaves at left are aligned; they are mis-aligned on right coin On the left coin, the loop in ribbon behind head is round. On the right coin this loop is a bit squared SLight differences, but I think real ones Edited by tdziemia
01/11/2019 09:13 am
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Guys I also found another die match. I think this one has both obverse and reverse matching . It was from CNG Obverse possibly yes. Reverse definitely no. The horizontal wavy line just below the eagle's wings is completely different, as is the plant. Edited by tdziemia
01/11/2019 09:33 am
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The branch by the eagle is usually the tell tale sign of a die match.
Could again be that the surface has been leached...cleaning in acid is pretty regularly used for silvers, especially when there are a lot of deposits on the coin, so maybe this had a particularly heavy handed acid wash to remove the horn silver. The gold content is high for a modern piece, as far as I know.
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Thanks all for feedbacks. so Ben based on XRF can I be confident that this is real one?
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The branch by the eagle is usually the tell tale sign of a die match. Different numbers of leaves on both sides between OP coin and CNG example (unless I am missing some due to wear on the OP coin). I don't know squat about ancients, but my eyes are still pretty good  Edited by tdziemia
01/11/2019 09:41 am
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also what do you guys think about what looks like a horn silver? is it natural or chemical? One local dealer said its created by putting salt and heating coin artificially but not sure how much I can rely on his theory. anyone has any opinion on detection of true horn silver?
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