Unusual find

[Youngted]

[/b Using my T2 special edition on Sunday 10th October on an Estate in Berkshire England I found this fake Sestertius coin. The obverse just shows a head of an Emperor possible Trajan late 1st century A.D. the infill is lead !! it would have been used during the second century if it managed to pass.On this site settings were Sesns 70 disc 18 then in boost

 

[Digger70pa]

That's a cool find, people have been faking things for thousands of years. T2se's kick but don't they? HH D

 

[Elton]

By that I mean..Is it wrong metal.... Poor quality copy ?? what alerted you to the fact it's fake Sir.The lead as you mentioned ??

 

[Mega]

The Sestertius was originally silver but over time was changed to bronze and brass variations but was never made in a lead combination due to the metal being very soft i guess,it certainly looks like a forgery and some did get get accepted as proper currency.Over the life span of roman coinage the quality varied from very good to very poor as the metal qualty changed.Its a very interesting find and very old but even the genuine Sestertius coins hold very little monetry value just to put you guys across the pond in perpective they are worth just cents or dollars at the most unless its a stunning example or a rare version but generally due to them being brass they come out the ground corroded.

 

[Youngted]

THe poor quality of the immage plus the lead infill on the day I found two genuine Sestertius from the 2nd century A.D.

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Very cool! Let us know what you find out!

 

[Youngted]

As stated it is a fake sestertius from the period although probably not used until the late 2nd century A.D. it would not have passed on its own but in a group of coins perhaps.If not the person passing it would have been in severe trouble