Victrix Posted September 29 · Member Share Posted September 29 Saw this Maximianus Herculius argenteus for sale but it's only 1.8 grams. Never seen one quite this light 🤔 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted September 29 · Supporter Share Posted September 29 Typo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted September 29 · Member Author Share Posted September 29 14 minutes ago, CPK said: Typo? That I didn't think about that possibility! 😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted September 29 · Supporter Share Posted September 29 24 minutes ago, Victrix said: That I didn't think about that possibility! 😅 It'd be worth checking, anyway. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted September 29 · Member Share Posted September 29 There's been a bunch of them, on vcoins, over different sellers. Most are fairly worn. Perhaps a hoard? They don't appear to be identical, so I don't think fakes are going on. Some have better style than others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 29 · Supporter Share Posted September 29 It can't be 1.8g. If it is, since the style is a bit poor with unusual legend spacing (like RIC VI Siscia 60b, but without the mintmark?), it could be an imitation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucius Scaevola Posted September 30 · Member Share Posted September 30 The style is way off. Could be an imitation from that time, but at least it doesn't look official at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted October 1 · Member Share Posted October 1 The posted weight of the coin must be a typo, & probably is 2.8 gm which is also very light. Never the less, I've never seen an argenteus with so much wear, it's a good coin to avoid 😏. Pictured below is a genuine argenteus of the same type struck in the name of Galerius, from my collection. Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305 (struck c. 295). AR Argenteus: 3.38 gm, 18.25 mm, 12 h. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaximander Posted October 2 · Member Share Posted October 2 Superb example, @Al Kowsky. Mine is a weaker strike and more worn, to boot. Definitely not About EF, the seller's grade. AR Argentus (2.79 gm, 20.5mm, 1h) of Trier (Treveri), officina 4, 295-297 AD. RIC VI p.176 #109b. As for the OP: I couldn't say. Would have been nice to have some or all of the seller's coin description. It can be hard to judge style without knowing the mint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Numismatics Posted October 2 · Member Share Posted October 2 The style is way off from official, so the question is: is it a contemporary imitation or a modern forgery? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted October 3 · Member Share Posted October 3 (edited) Do a vcoins search for Argenteus and sort by price. Most of the lower priced ones are underweight 'unofficial' ones of various styles and rulers. Several different dealers are offering them. Whether they're contemporary imitations or modern forgeries; I don't know. I shied away from them. Edited October 3 by Nerosmyfavorite68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasiel Posted October 3 · Member Share Posted October 3 It's not an imitation and it's maybe also not a typo. It's definitely in the lowest range of weights seen but there are other examples like it. So I'd say it's okay. Maybe enough are scared away that you can pick it up on the cheap. Rasiel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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