Coin Five And Last For Tonight To Identify

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Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 12:47 am Looks to be a larger Roman piece intended to be silver? 22.43 grams 32mm Guessing could be pewter / tin / lead alloy? Traces of silvering of some type left in the protected areas. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 02:32 am I have about 50 fakes that look very similar in fabric to example pictured. Every serious collector should collect fakes, provided the very low price is right. Every serious collector has to learn what they look like, so that they can use their products against those who manufacture and market them. Report this Post to the Staff
kiaora New Member Australia 18 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 03:22 am Imitating a Sestertius of Drusus the Elder - so supposed to be copper. Likely a so-called sand cast. See here for another example - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/f...layimage.php Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 03:24 am I'm adding a little more information about this piece. It has a double X punched in the edge. Is this or was this a commonly found way to mark the piece as a fake? And if so, why not just a lot more damage to mutilate it? Specific Gravity at 10.2 is not much help alone so XRF could be helpful. I know it is not a silver coin, but 10.2 could be obtained with 85% silver & 15% copper. Could also be obtained with 80% lead & 20% tin or even 100% molybdenum. 52% zinc & 48% tungsten would also be about 10.2 I don't know if these metals could really be combined as written, I'm just using ratios whether or not they are viable for coinage. Just saying knowing SG by itself is not so useful. Here are a couple pictures of the XX on edge and also some trapped silvery substance. Edited by Albert 10/02/2022 03:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2099 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 04:41 am This is a well known cast fake. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/f...layimage.php The XX on the side could well be punched on there by the seller to aid identification, like a serial number. These were even distributed as fakes through Amazon.com. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 10:12 am Just wanted to add that, even without the other indications of falsehood, the fact that it is so round means it isn't an ancient handstruck coin. Edited by Seeker55 10/02/2022 10:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
pendrak Valued Member United States 253 Posts	Posted 10/09/2022 2:20 pm I agree. Nice fake though. Nice fakes still have some value. Report this Post to the Staff
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