Are These Macrinus & Diadumenian Coins Authentic?

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keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 10/30/2021 9:54 pm I was at a coin show last weekend going through a sellers bargain bin and came across these two coins. I still don't know enough about ancients to determine if these are real or not but considering the age they seem to have and other stuff I was finding in the bin, I figured it would be worth a shot at the price they were. I don't even know if they are Macrinus and Diadumenian, that just looked the closest to these two. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to hearing all you experts feedback! Report this Post to the Staff

Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 10/30/2021 11:10 pm Imo, two genuine provincial coins. Nice little bargain bin pick up. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/31/2021 04:41 am Biancasdad, Congrats on 1000 post milestone. Did I miss your contest? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 10/31/2021 09:23 am Maybe it's just a photographic artifact, but the porosity seems extreme. I'm also curious as to why there are those prominent central circular cavities/indentations. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 10/31/2021 10:53 am @john Thx! @Lucky Cuss. I believe those are centration dimples used during flan preparation and are common to provincial coinage Report this Post to the Staff
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 10/31/2021 11:52 am Quote: I believe those are centration dimples used during flan preparation and are common to provincial coinage. Yes you have a job buying Ptolemaic bronzes without a central indentation. I don't think anyone knows how they got there, but probably while using a lathe to trim the flan. Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 10/31/2021 11:53 am The porous surfaces was what was making me question the authenticity too. The middle indent I noticed on alot of other genuine examples. Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 10/31/2021 6:14 pm @biancasdad Can you remind me again what provincial means when talking about ancients. Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 10/31/2021 7:47 pm The link provides a nice overview as my answer is quite simplistic. As the Roman empire expanded there became a need to produce coins for conquered provinces (i.e. Provincial coinage). Generally speaking, the coins would show the Roman emperor on the obverse while the reverse would feature Greek legends identifying the city while showcasing iconography that might appease the local population. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/introduction/whatisrpc Edited by Biancasdad 10/31/2021 7:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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