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Can you find another authentic coin with the "F" counterstamp?
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Dionysos- I have seen you have many fabulous top tier ancient coins, and seem well... neck deep in the hobby? Have you ever been able to find another coin with this collector's stamp? I am sure they are out there. In your own experience is it more likely that the coin is modern with a "FALSE or FAKE" mark. Or a collectors counter stamp. Anyway you look at it the coin is quite nice, I certainly wouldn't mind having it.  . I personally think it looks legit, I can definitely see why the mark would be troublesome. |
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Ancientnoob, I've seen a "modern" (17-18th cent.) coin with a similar countermark a few years ago. In the collection from wich this coin came from there were a few others that also had an identical counterstamp, none of them were ancient (15th cent. and up if I remember correctly) except this one. Note that the countermark was applied after the manufacture of the coin itself, resulting in a break visible on the other side (see pic below). Also, the toning is far more pronounced on the obv. than on the rev, giving the impression that it sat a long time in a display, obverse up. I like to think that the coin is genuine, but I wouldn't bet my life on it... As said before, I wouldn't have much doubts if it were not for the countermark but, since it's there, it's the first thing that one sees, including me.  |
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Maybe I'm seeing things, but it sure looks like a letter to me.  |
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Just took some [hopefully] clearer pics...   |
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United States
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echizento Your not seeing things, I see a P or maybe D, wish I could see it up close. I see the Giant F though  |
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The only letters I see are those of CAESAR... and the large F (  ). The P/D is just a nick with some of the spotty black patina around it  |
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A spot it is, guess my eyes are just playing tricks on me.
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Being Thanksgiving Weekend its a Meatheads worse nightmare, we should do a smackdown on Turkeys on Coin's...  1. Gold... Tj's...Marcus Aurelius...very nice... 2. Silver ...Martin's ..Antoninus Pius...very nice image.. 3. Brass...non vote..Dougs..Geta. #1 coin..awesome.. 4. Brozne..Augustus l...for 3rd..Julius Caesar's #1 coin, very cool.. Always learning, now I know what a Simplum is.. .. all the coins were awesome nice job.. Thanks for hosting tOress...  |
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United States
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Gold - Augustus1 - Elephant Ceasar
Silver - Bing - Augustus
x6 - Herennius Etruscus
Doug: thanks for posting!:)
Eng; Thanks for the gold:)
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Gold....maridvnvm, Antoninus Pius
Siver....augustus1, Ceasar/Elephant
Bronze....Bing, Augustus Denarius
shoulda,coulda,woulda Gold....dougsmit, Geta
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Gold,Dionysis - Elephant
Silver,Augustus1's - Nerva
Bronze,Maridvnvm - Antoninus Pius
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OK So the winner is Augustus1! 1st - Augustus1 - Julius Caesar :20 pts 2nd - Augustus1 - Nerva : 15 pts 3rd - Maridvnvm - Antoninus Pius : 14 pts Congrats Augustus1 and Maridvnvm! |
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Congrats to the winners. What's next?
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Congratulations to all winners and all entries were great.  |
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