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Mods, you may want to kick this one over to the Roman folks in the Ancients/Medieval section. Done.  |
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New Member
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate it.
Better photos will follow
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 to the community Not much to go by but I think Bob is on the right track. My best guess would also be Marc Anthony. When you post pictures try an get as clear a shot as possible without a lot of background. |
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and  . That reverse looks very much like that Denarius. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Gomery! |
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Pillar of the Community
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and good spot Bob as usual. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin you have there! I'm wondering if the OP has an ancient counterfeit? I have seen a lot of corroded denarii, but never a green one. That's about what I would expect the bronze core of a plated fourree to look like. |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's about what I would expect the bronze core of a plated fourree to look like. This had occurred to me too. Not sure if we're looking at base metal or heavily toned silver. Comparing the two different images of the reverse, above, I wonder how much lighting is affecting our reading of tone here. (The bottom one does look a bit silvery) In any event hopefully the better pics Gomery will post will help us. |
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Ill take pics later, I need to dig out my camera as the other pics are from my phone. is it best to use lighting or as natural a light as possible. Also should I take the picture on a white background?
What does OP mean as well. sorry
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Pillar of the Community
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Gomery, you could always try both artificial and natural lighting, then post both sets. OP just means "original poster" in threads like this, referring readers back to the original post - in this case back to your original image.
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New Member
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Right here goes. hopefully these are better. camera was poor so went back to the phone and used the enhancement tool somebody link. Thanks again guys, much appreciated    |
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New Member
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are these pictures any better?
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Pillar of the Community
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I think it's genuine, albeit in pretty rough shape. Looks like Legio VIII perhaps?
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Thanks for the help. Very much appreciated and I'm sure I'll be back for more advice. Looking forward to hopefully being able to contribute.
Gomery
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