Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Valentinian I PB Forger's Casting Mould. Uncertain mint, after AD 365. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, emperor standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe; uncertain mintmark in exergue. 28.02g, 33mm, 1h.
Condition as seen. An interesting curiosity.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
With an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool.
Condition as seen. An interesting curiosity.
From the inventory of a European dealer.
With an impression of the obverse on one side, and the reverse on the other, of the coin being counterfeited this ancient forger's casting mould would have been stacked with others, the molten metal being poured from above and allowed to cool.