Topcat7 Posted December 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) This coin is beating me. There is enough legend to identify this coin, but I can't. AE20.7mm., weight of 2.26gm. Heraclea mint? I am having difficulty with the legend (eyes) but I can't make any of the possibilities that I have come up with out of it. Lucius Verus, Septimus Severus, or Marcus Aurelius. The only one to have a reverse with Victory (R) and an 'O' by the leading knee is Diocletian, but his examples are all Aureii. Your help is appreciated. TIA Edited December 19, 2023 by Topcat7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted December 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 19, 2023 I don't like this coin. Obverse - SEVERVS PIVS AVG, clearly Septimius Severus. Legend - VICTORIA AVG, mintmark SMN - Nicomedia. The problem is that this combination of obverse and reverse is fishy 1. the reverse style suggests a later period. 2. Nicomedia issued coins in the reign of Septimius Severus, but they are provincial coins, with Greek legends. Plus the initial issue, that does not necessarily suggest a modern fake by itself - metal and weight imply this coin is not official - so in the best case scenario a limes denarius, but I doubt it because as far as I know limes denarii should copy an official issue or have a combination between obverse and reverse contemporary dies. I think this is a modern fantasy but I wouldn't mind to be corrected. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted December 19, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 19, 2023 In my mind entirely a modern fantasy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted December 19, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Interesting post, @Topcat7 Hat’s off to @ambr0zie and @maridvnvm for spotting it as a fantasy coin. I don’t know which method may have been used but there are a number of faux metal aging products available in craft stores. Here’s a similar design on an AR denarius. Edited December 19, 2023 by LONGINUS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat7 Posted December 21, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 @ambr0zie @maridvnvm @LONGINUS Thanks so much, guys. Your explanation would account for why I was having so much trouble attributing this (?) coin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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