Greek & Roman cast coins

"Cast", to a collector of ancient coins, generally means "fake". Almost all genuine ancient coins were struck from dies. Counterfeiters often make a mold from a genuine coin and cast replicas. The practice is almost as old as the real coins and continues today as a way of fooling the foolish tourist and collector. This week`s Feature shows a few exceptions to the rule: Genuine ancient coins that were produced by casting rather than striking. Greek & Other Ancient Coins [Greece] [Coin Collecting]