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Pillar of the Community
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It's definitely not an ancient coin, but I wouldn't call it fake because it is a modern reproduction; so not really made to fool people, more like a museum gift shop item.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Search for "Ancient Roman Agrippina Memorial Sestertius" on Etsy. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's definitely not an ancient coin, but I wouldn't call it fake because it is a modern reproduction; so not really made to fool people, more like a museum gift shop item. The seller is passing it off as a genuine ancient coin. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Seller also says it is certified by NGC but it is not in a holder.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Last sentence in the item's description...
Comes with a handwritten papyrus scroll, delivering a story right to your hand.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not an expert, but that sure looks fake to me.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like if you take the wrapper off there will be chocolate on the inside
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Bedrock of the Community
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For posterity: "Ancient Roman Agrippina Sestertius"  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Ack. And double-ack. This is the sort of "coin" you get when a replica-maker decides to model their replicas off of a line-drawing or blurry photo of an ancient coin, rather than an actual coin in-hand. The end-result is a very flat, 2-dimensional coin imitating a coin from a much more 3-dimensional coinage tradition. And apart form all the other "things wrong" with this listing: there's no such thing as a "silver sestertius". The sestertius, which this replica was modelled from, is a large bronze or brass coin. [urrl=" https://en.numista.com/247172"]Numista example[/url]. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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