He ain't fake time for #Sponsian #Transylvania emperor
https://greekreporter.com/2024/11/30/ancient-gold-coin-proves-fake-roman-emperor-real/ #archaeology #romanempire

Have you heard? A new #RomanEmperor has been discovered! Previously thought to be fake, #Sponsian is now thought to have ruled over #Dacia when the province became isolated from the rest of the Empire! What do you think of him?

https://youtu.be/OzExzxaA0zg

This article seems to thoroughly debunk the news about a Roman-era coin that was widely reported to be a "discovery" of a previously unknown emperor. Apparently the #sponsian coin is just a shitty forgery, possibly from the 18th century, claims this #numismatic analyst from Cambridge.

https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/sponsian-fake-emperor/

Do we have a new Roman emperor #sponsian / #sponsianus?

As for the current debate, I am more concerned with the notion of 'authenticity'.

some thoughts, short thread here:
https://twitter.com/WienandJohannes/status/1596528438143488001

@antiquidons #antiquidon #antiquidons #histodon #histodons #ancientworld #classics #antiquity #numismatics #archaeology

New research on an ancient gold coin suggests that a third century Roman emperor written out of history as a fictional character really did exist, scientists say.

#sciComm #sciToots #archaeology #history #Romans #Sponsian

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63636641

Love a bit of archeological news -- especially containing a mystery.

Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real

#gold #coin #MissingEmperor #RomanEmperor #Sponsian #mystery #archeology

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63636641

The reaction to the #Sponsianus story has been mixed. #Numismatists and others have raised concern that the conclusion may be an overreach. Do these #coins really "prove" the existence of an emperor named #Sponsian? The press has tended to take the announcement at face value, though some reporting includes comments from skeptics:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/gold-coins-ancient-rome-emperor-sponsian-11669229082

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/23/coins-study-suggests-fake-emperor-sponsian-was-real-say-scientists

#numismatics #Roman #coins #histodons

A newly-released study suggests that a small group of gold #coins long considered to be 18th-century fantasies may in fact belong to an otherwise unknown 3rd-century #Roman usurper named #Sponsianus. Reaction is mixed. The open access paper can be found here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274285

#numismatics #Sponsian #aureus

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