on the matter of forgery of ancien pieces, I like this article: https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/sponsian-fake-emperor/ https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/s

on the matter of forgery of ancien pieces, I like this article: https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/sponsian-fake-emperor/ https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/sponsian-fake-emperor/ on Roman-era coins. It goes into details on a few ways coin forgeries are made and how they might be identified