Roman Denarius Antoninus Pius Real or Fake

Real or Fake?

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Looks good to me. I'm on my phone so I can't check the exact reference on wildwinds but it looks authentic to me.

It looks OK, but these days there are many very good fakes around (including low-grade ones, specifically targeting the lower segment of the market), and denarii are always the top target for faking. Nobody will ever be able to tell you for sure, especially based only on photos.

I was told there were no "flow lines" on this coin. This coin was a metal detecting find in Ukraine. I have not figured out what flow lines are????

When coins are minted in ancient fashion, metal on the surface gets liquid for a second, and characteristic patterns form that can be seen on many Roman coins, of "streams" from inside to outside (see some examples here). Presence of them is a good sign, but in no way a requirement (coin minting was not exact, temperature may have varied, and so in some cases there was more flow, in others -- none, not to mention that patterns may have gotten worn off in time). Also, with some modern faking methods they can create an imitation of these flow lines. If you are interest in all this, you can go to Fake Ancient Coin Reports , there are a lot of discussions and photos of different fakes, including specific faking methods. You can also go to the FORVM there (this link is the specific part where they discuss fakes) and even show your photos and ask them to analyze it.

But at the end, as I said, nobody can tell you for sure, there may be only suspicions one way or the other.

As yuretzius said those lines are not a requirement. The coin looks good and if it was really found in the field by a metal detector it should be authentic. But of course if you're thinking of buying it and have doubts don't do it, when in doubt it's better not to buy.

Citeer: "HoosierCTX"​I was told there were no "flow lines" on this coin. This coin was a metal detecting find in Ukraine. I have not figured out what flow lines are????

​How is it ,that now, a good percentage of coins for sale are "detecting finds" ? The number of finds would make you think fields are awash with detectorists(great TV show as well).