Gold Coin Proves 'Fake' Roman Emperor Was Real: Sponsian The First

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HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24939 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 11:08 am Interesting article elevates Sponsian the First to Emperor status based on evidence from coins Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-en...ent-63636641 Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff

Notatzaddik Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 11:51 am Very interesting article. Now are there any authentic King Arthur and the round table coins out there? Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 11:51 am Already discussed here, though with a different article link: http://goccf.com/t/435477 TL/DR: it certainly sounds like there was a guy named Sponsian somehow involved with those coins, probably back in 3rd century AD, but evidence for which role he might have had is lacking. Edited by january1may 11/24/2022 11:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 5:30 pm That he was a military commander is very plausible, and that coins needed to be minted is also plausible, but to call him an 'Emperor', is perhaps a bridge too far, considering the economic and military situation that surrounded him. As far as the coin itself is concerned, it is easy enough to include 'IMP' in the lettering to give the local commander in this sort of situation some recognition to help legitimize his local authority. Henry Cohen dismissed this coin on stylistic grounds, and I can understand why. Much more recent research has added some legitimacy to it being genuine, but IMHO, I think there will always be some doubt about it, as Sap has implied in another thread. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 7:39 pm Perhaps 'Sponsian the Questionable' might be more appropriate. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 8:13 pm Duplicate thread—pls post your comments here: http://goccf.com/t/435477 "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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