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mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 11/20/2014 05:53 am Hi everyone, If you could please advise if the following coin is genuine or not. Also have I got it correctly identified and possible retail value. All assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * To the Ancient coin section- echizento Report this Post to the Staff

mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 11/20/2014 05:56 am Weight is 3.2 grams diameter is 17mm Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 11/20/2014 06:23 am Yes, you are right - it is the (or rather a) portrait of Caracalla and the reverse is Securitas Perpetua. There are some signs on the coins which are suspicious and could be casting bubbles. But there are members who have more experience with Roman denari of that period. This topic will hopefully be moved by a moderator to the ancient forum where it will get the appropriate attention. Report this Post to the Staff
mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 11/20/2014 09:06 am Hi All, Nitron analyser shows this item to have between 65 % 70% silver present. Mike. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/20/2014 10:19 am The coin is real and has one of the rarer bust types of Caracalla when he was younger. RIC IV 13b struck 196-198 AD Report this Post to the Staff
mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 08:56 am Any guesses as to possible value? Mike. Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 10:01 am Just a guess but I would maybe say $20-30. I think this coin is RIC IV 330. Edited by MartiVltori 11/21/2014 10:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 10:28 am An example in comparable condition on ACS went for 40. It was the only one I could find there with a price on that was in similar grade. That seems high to me. I wouldn't pay 40. Edited by MartiVltori 11/21/2014 10:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 11/25/2014 06:29 am My thanks to one and all that took the time to respond. I really appreciate the effort. Mike. Report this Post to the Staff
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