| Item : 13437 | | Description |
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| Description : Ancient Roman Imperial Silver Septimus Severus Denarius | | Septimius Severus 193-211
Obverse SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Reverse ADVENTVS AVGVSTI;
RIC 249 |
| Authenticity: Forgery - Published |
| Category : Ancient Roman Imperial - Coins | | |
| Category Details | | Source |
| Category : Ancient | | Sold as: Authentic |
| : Roman Imperial | | Entered by : Amentia |
| : | | https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2545&category=53072&lot=2154705 |
| Key Info | | Condemnation |
Denomination : Denarius
| | Published IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 8 No.1/2 1983 Page 11 Fig 2
Pressed fake : "strangely flat fields, lack of flow lines, no doubling, no slippage, uniform strike, no flat areas, and uniform thickness and very well centered" + artificial toning (shoe polish), wrong style.
"Cohen 15 = RIC 249 indeed cites such a denarius without BRIT from the Elberling Collection, but Cohen neglects to add that the Elberling example was plated, so unofficial and without evidentiary value." Forgery Type: pressed |
Emperor : Septimus Severus
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Content : Silver
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