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Roman coin forged by ancient 'Del Boy'

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« on: November 14, 2010, 06:28:21 pm »

Roman coin forged by ancient 'Del Boy'
A Roman coin discovered by a cleaner was struck by a 'Del Boy' forger who could not spell and did not know his emperors.

The silver denarius, based on coins marking the Battle of Actium in 31BC, has the word ‘Egypt’ spelled incorrectly and bears the head of Emperor Caesar when it should be Augustus, British Museum experts said.

Rob Clements, 45, found the coin, potentially worth £3,000 because of the errors, under a grass path near Brighton just months after buying his first metal detector.

‘I never thought I'd find anything so interesting and valuable, and so soon after getting a detector,' he said.

'I've always been a fan of Only Fools and Horses and it's amazing that I've connected with a Del Boy who lived 2,000 years ago.’

He will use the money to study the Romans at Brighton university where he works.



Rob Clements discovered the forged Roman coin on a grass path (PA)
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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2010, 06:29:27 pm »



The solid silver coin probably cost the forger as much to make as he received in profit (PA)

The Museum's experts have pointed out that the 'Del Boy' forger couldn't have made a profit from the coin because he struck it from solid silver instead of simply silver-plating it, leaving them mystified as to his motives.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/846136-roman-coin-forged-by-ancient-del-boy
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