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Valued Member
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Hi, I was wondering if anybody has ever seen one of these before? Any info would be helpful.   Thankyou, jp324 Edited by Sap
10/17/2008 11:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is an example of a Gordian III coin. (Caesar in 238, Augustus from 238-244)
Here's the info.
Gordian III AR Antoninianus, RIC 0015
OBV -- IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right
REV -- P M TR P II COS P P, Fides standing front with standard and scepter
Edited by Sir Ferrari
10/17/2008 10:39 pm
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 Australia
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Sadly, this one is a reproduction. The lettering is somewhat crudely copied, and the reverse figure is also quite crude. Apparently, the copier was working off a\of a drawing or photograph, rather than using an actual coin as a model. One just like this one was posted on the forum some time ago. The deformed "C" in COS on the reverse is quite distinctive. 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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Australia
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Thanks Sap I was just about to say the same thing regards Harry
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United States
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Yes a reproduction of recent vintage.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, now that I look at it closer, it does look fake.
I just assumed that it was due to the camera lens.
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Thank's guys, does anyone know what the coin would weigh if it was not fake?
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That depends on what denomination it's supposed to be. As Sir Ferrari saiud, it has the design of a silver antoninianus like this one. These coins are silver, fairly thin, and weigh around 4.5 grams. However, judging from the pics in the older thread where you can see the edge, these fakes are fairly thick, and perhaps somewhat brassy-looking. In which case, they may be purporting to be bronze coins, and the denomination of Roman bronze coins which shows the emperor with a radiate crown is the dupondius. A dupondius would be heavier, weighing around 11 grams or more, and also scarcer. However, there isn't a dupondius with this design listed in Sear. 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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