Forger's mold
Description:
One side of the forger's mold. Iberian peninsula, 3rd century AD.
Diameter:
- mm
Weight:
- g
Grade:
-
Attribution:
-
Commentary:
worn, bt interesting example
History:
After the capture of Valerian by Sasanians in 260 AD the silver coinage collapsed under Gallienus and the forgeries were either a form of semi-legal supply with small change or a core for silvered forgeries.
Article Number:
101-01-13-41652