Posted 09/19/2019 8:48 pm
I have three denarii of the Severan Dynasty, that look like they were made yesterday. My coins all came from very reputable dealers, and other than the fact that they look to be new, I can find no other reason to doubt their authenticity.
My coins seem to have rather much the same fabric as those pictured.
There may be two reasons for the OP's coins to appear to be generally similar in fabric:-
1. They all came from the same hoard that may have been discovered in the last 20 years or so, or
2. they may have all come from the same modern manufacturer.
I share some of your concerns. I have only very little doubt the authenticity of my coins, but I have deliberately allowed my mind to remain open.
If the coins prove to be modern fakes, it may very well be that they have been made by exactly the same minting methods that the Romans used.
that makes them very difficult to express the opinion That they definitely are fake.
My coins seem to have rather much the same fabric as those pictured.
There may be two reasons for the OP's coins to appear to be generally similar in fabric:-
1. They all came from the same hoard that may have been discovered in the last 20 years or so, or
2. they may have all come from the same modern manufacturer.
I share some of your concerns. I have only very little doubt the authenticity of my coins, but I have deliberately allowed my mind to remain open.
If the coins prove to be modern fakes, it may very well be that they have been made by exactly the same minting methods that the Romans used.
that makes them very difficult to express the opinion That they definitely are fake.
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