Visigothic Coinage, Real Or Really Good Forgery?

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DanielGu New Member Portugal 22 Posts	Posted 01/19/2019 11:01 pm Hi, I just wanted to get some opinions... This is a Visigothic tremissis from king Sisebuto (612-621) Ispalis (Sevilla) mint, These coins have per norm 1.45g and 18.5cm. Mine as 1.5g and 19cm. I have read a book and some articles about Visigothic coinage and to me it seems 100% real, is there anything I'm missing? I'm just doubtful of its authenticity because the seller was selling some fakes (all sestertius) nothing remotely related to gold or medieval coinage Here's mine: (mind the poor lighting) And for reference here is one that's real for sure: Don't go by letter placement, another example of a real one with the exact same letter placement: Edited by DanielGu 01/19/2019 11:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 01/19/2019 11:50 pm The really thin lines make me think forgery, but I don't know remotely enough to be even close to sure one way or the other. If the seller had been selling fake sestertii, it's probably more likely than not that his gold is fake as well, anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/20/2019 01:57 am Not my area either, but I would agree if the person is a known fake seller it's most likely this is a fake also. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 01/20/2019 06:03 am The gold looks too uniform to me. It is very easy for gold to pick up minor defects, especially during cleaning. Also, ancient gold isn't .999 like we are used to with modern gold coins, so it does tarnish somewhat. Without looking at the coin at all, however, I would avoid it. Any seller who has multiple clear forgeries cannot be trusted with rare and valuable coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34401 Posts	Posted 01/20/2019 09:49 am Quote: I just wanted to get some opinions It sounds like you have already bought this coin. If so, then I recommend getting a non-destructive test performed on it to look for trace elements (i.e. beyond the gold content). That will at least tell you if the flan could be from the 7th Century or is recent. If you haven't bought it, then I would agree with the others that avoiding purchasing coins from folks who sell fakes is a bad idea. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
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