Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real - BBC News

Harry Hubbard comes to mind while watching this.

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This is a counterfeit and sponsian never existed

—roman emperor Jesus. Or Julius Chris…. born a hebrew roman emperor 3rd generation with his other wife Minerva…. He was head of Constantine’s navy and given kingship over the navy. he withheld it when his brothers warred…having them go the long way as a lesson that he is first son.

Actually he was supposed to be a general who usurped the throne of Emperor Philip the Arab for a couple of years

Well anything can be said about Sponsiani, although there are a couple of things that don't actually don't add up with him being a roman emperor:
1) It looks like an imitation coin
2) Reverse is used from a republican (much older coin)
3) the coin is neither IMP SPONSIANUS AVG nor IMP SPONSIANUS NOBC, the IMP SPONSIANI is a vulgar latin that doesn't respect the roman coinage
4) Weight standard doesn't respect roman coinage
5) Considering the fact that dacian used to have 2 different coins used for their imitation coins for example KOSON was inspired from 2 roman coins. And many dacian coins (which are roman imitations) have parts 2 different coins in their composition
6) Analysis of the metal succesfully locates this coin in Dacia (Transylvania)

Considering all above facts IMHO is more plausible that SPONSIANI was in fact a Dacian leader that proclaimed himself emperor. Now if his deeds lead to the event of Aurelian deciding withdrawal from occupied part of Dacia or not, is a complete mistery. But in my opinion he wasn't a roman emperor, but he was somekind of a leader. It can also be the fact that he struck those coins after the Aurelian withdrawal (after 275 AD) and attempted to take control and maintain order over a chaotic free unoccupied Dacia (Transylvania part).

He was probably like king Charles of modern day. Not a very useful head of state with no influence.

coins with my image would be cool huh

Coin looks fake tbh

Reminds me of the old "Roman VHS Discovery" spoof from That Mitchell And Webb Look.

It's saying it's not the absence of evidence but absence it's not mean it's not real or exist..

If I was going to forge a coin wouldn't it be more profitable to make one that people might think is an actual Roman Emperor? Why make one that is likely to be thrown away or melted?

Makes you wonder what else in history has been wrong with the scientist

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bro got that chad coin on him 10+ gold coin lol

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Better more informed experts have debunked this as a forgery.

Looks like a fake to me.

Except, not all the experts thought it was fake, nor did all the historians write the figure off as fake. Just mainstream, incompetent, idiots

We need to give it back. Reparations for the Romans!!!

How could they not tell whether a gold coin was real or not? Go to your local coin shop, and they can figure it out in a heartbeat.

Damn Praetorian Guard... Always knocking one emperor off after another given the right bribe...

facinating! i have some broken ones

I thought Roman history was well documented?

its fake !! it says 324 b.c on the coin !! how did they know it was 324 b.c !!! before christ was even born?? why would they write that on the coin?? if the coin was made before christ was even born??

No it hasn't been authenticated.

He may have called himself a woman. Bigot history class much.

I think what could lead to factual evidence is information about coin making.
How easy was it to produce coins in terms of cost and production.

They had to mine the gold, mint the coins, use the coins, hide the coins, drop or lose the coins.
Who wouldn't love to see how they did everything and lived day to day?

Is it emperor Nero he is the mark of the best if u don't have his coin u can't eat or trade or buy anything or own anything it's him ain't it

Probably one of the Emperors during the third century crisis in which Emperor Aurelius had to re forge the Roman Empire. Much of Rome was fractured at this time and some Roman Generals stylized themselves as Emperor even in Dacia now Romania 🇷🇴 .

three cheers for fact-checking 👍

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Your coin is a total fake
You have not consulted coin experts on this matter.
It is glaringly obvious that the think is a fantasy piece.😲😡

Fake no questions

Romans 11:1

Ahh nothing like BIBLICAL PROPHECY

This proves nothing.

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It is so shameful of the BBC to overstate the strength of the evidence to support the hypothesis that this coin is real. Guy de la Bedoyere (of Time Team Fame, and former BBC) puts forth a much stronger argument against this conclusion.

Piala dunia

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I have one coin 1600 it’s means 400 year old coin.

So amazing!! I wonder what we will learn about him

If people in the future find a coin with Bugs Bunny on it should they conclude he was real?

What romainian golden coins do in UK

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Because a forgery can not circulate and be buried? Specially one made of gold, which has intrinsic value no matter the shape of it? All they might have proven is it was not a recent forgery, even that's iffy, even more so if it has been in storage for 200 years.