It's A Counterfeit/Fake But Is It A Genuine Fake

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gypsyroadhog New Member United Kingdom 6 Posts	Posted 07/12/2010 2:15 pm I bought a silver denarius with the head of Emperor Vespasian one one side and an image of Vesta on the other. The coin is clearly not a silver denarius as there is evidence of another metal beneath the silver layer. I believe that coins made in this way are known as Fourrees and were common in Roman society - I have seen it suggested that some of the coins were actually issued by the official mint. I'm inclined to believe that my coin genuinely dates to Roman times if only because it would be harder to reproduce a convincing silver and base metal confection that it would an apparently complete silver coin! So my question is - How might I tell if my "iffy" denarius was made by some moonlighting workers at a Roman mint two thousand years ago or in a factory somewhere in the Far East last year? Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/12/2010 2:39 pm Welcome to the community. IMO I think this is a very good recent copy. The font looks odd to me and not consistent with what I've seen of the period. The reverse inscription on the obverse is not uncommon but again the letters looks odd. I think to be able to tell for sure is to find another fourre that has been confirmed to be of the period and match it with this one. That is not going to be an easy task. Report this Post to the Staff
gypsyroadhog New Member United Kingdom 6 Posts	Posted 07/12/2010 3:02 pm Hmm not exactly what I wanted to hear but I can see what you mean. There are pictures of what should be the same coin at http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ga...p?pos=-49977 They are similar to mine but there significant differences..... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/13/2010 11:45 am It is certainly true that the official Roman mints were capable of faking their own coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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It's A Fake But Is It A Genuine Fake