[Daffynition]

Or go to any ancient archeological site in Turkey.

Local kids have pocketfuls of *ancient* coins they will sell to unsuspecting Western tourists.

[hanamizu]

Local kids have pocketfuls of *ancient* coins they will sell to unsuspecting Western tourists.

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I have no doubt. But genuine coins are readily available. The fall of the eastern bloc nations, especially those in the Balkan region and the legalization of metal detecting has brought a flood of fairly cheap ancient coins to the market. Too cheap to fake to be honest.

But there were fakes (counterfeit) coins made in ancient times by barbarians and Roman mints were known to make fakes as well—a thin coat of silver over a copper coin. These official copies of course weren’t accepted for paying taxes.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.