Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Fakes => Topic started by: Lech Stępniewski on April 09, 2023, 02:29:08 PM

Title: Constantine Miliarense VIRTVS EXERCITVS
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on April 09, 2023, 02:29:08 PM

I'd be surprised if this coin isn't a fake, but maybe I'm wrong. So what do you think?

(https://www.forumancientcoins.com/notinric/7con135_h_zoom.jpg)

Title: Re: Constantine Miliarense VIRTVS EXERCITVS
Post by: Heliodromus on April 09, 2023, 02:41:07 PM

Yeah - cracks are all filled in.

Here's another specimen from eBay last year.

Title: Re: Constantine Miliarense VIRTVS EXERCITVS
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on April 09, 2023, 04:36:07 PM

Thanks Ben. This second specimen closes the case. So I can change my description from "almost certainly a modern forgery" to "a modern forgery".