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tibsi67 New Member Hungary 8 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 2:21 pm Look this die trial piece of obverse side from Philippus I. antoninianus. - Diameter: 24.62 mm - Weight: 12.24 g - Depth: 2-3 mm - Material: tin or/and lead Report this Post to the Staff

Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 4:29 pm Fantastic! But how do you know what it is? I would have no idea if I saw one. Also, how did you come about to having this piece? Very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
w00zi Valued Member United States 168 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 4:36 pm To me it looks like an antoninianus accidentally struck on a flan for a follis. I'm curious to what the experts think. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 6:37 pm wow, that is really cool...so it isn't bronze? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 7:21 pm to the community. I was under the impression that trail pieces where pressed into clay and harderned and metal wasn't used until the design was ready. The reverse looks like it has what was another bust. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 07/04/2012 9:23 pm It is a trial die piece of a "Roman coin", all right, but I'm pretty sure it's not from ancient times. The obverse is an exact match for this modern replica on the FORVM fakes database - I'm looking particularly at the shape of the "S", and the strange elongated "1" shape of the second "I" in PHILIPPVS, and the die crack connecting the bottom of the portrait to the beaded border. The similarities are too close to be coincidental. I'm afraid this may have been an object used to test the efficacy of a modern forger's die. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
tibsi67 New Member Hungary 8 Posts	Posted 07/05/2012 06:02 am Yes, there is eagle's eye of Sap. I will return the piece immediately to seller. I found other examples: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...hp?pos=-5298 http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fa...hp?pos=-9689 Uh, this is a sticky case... Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/05/2012 12:29 pm Sap, that sure looks like a match! Report this Post to the Staff
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