panzerman Posted December 20, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 20, 2023 https://bbc.com/news/science-environment-63636641 Above article is interesting read! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrefn Posted December 20, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2023 If I saw that coin at a show, I would not buy it because it looks like it was cast. Those little bubble-like defects are rather troubling. I have seen bronze coins with corrosion patterns like that, but I do not think it is possible in a gold coin. At least, I have never seen it, even in electrum. The scratches and wear pattern can hardly be definitive. I have read that Becker, the great forger, would place his creations in a box slung beneath his horse-drawn carriage to jostle about, simulating a natural wear pattern. Here is a large follis of Maximianus with a similar corrosion pattern, which I do not suspect of being cast. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted December 20, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Hrefn said: I have read that Becker, the great forger, would place his creations in a box slung beneath his horse-drawn carriage to jostle about, simulating a natural wear pattern. Apparently he referred to this at least once as "“taking his old gentlemen for a drive” 😀 https://www.tesorillo.com/otras/becker.pdf 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted December 20, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2023 The story is from 2022 and the ANS has an article fro Dec. 2022 on the coins. https://numismatics.org/pocketchange/sponsian/ Indeed, the first point against them is that they are cast, which is not in dispute. ATB, Aidan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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