An analysis led by Prof Paul Pearson, of University College London, concludes that two #aurei, gold #coins, thought to be modern fakes, were truly #minted in ancient times, in the name of "Sponsian", and are confirmation that #Sponsianus was a ruler of some kind in #Roman #Dacia, middle 3rd century CE.
Link, The Guardian story:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/23/coins-study-suggests-fake-emperor-sponsian-was-real-say-scientists
Link to the analysis:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274285