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Desert Patina New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 09:03 am I have 3 coins on hold while I decide. Any help oppinions on quality of coin, etc is appreciated. here is number 1. Ref Germanicus AE Dupondius, RIC 57 [Caligula], Cohen 7, BMC 93 Germanicus AE Dupondius. Struck under Caligula. GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus in quadriga right / SIGNIS RECEP DEVICTIS GERM S-C, Germanicus standing left with eagle-tipped scepter. Cohen 7. Edited by Desert Patina 10/22/2012 09:25 am Report this Post to the Staff

Desert Patina New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 09:17 am This is number 2. Varient on Star of Bethlehem Coin. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 09:55 am Need to know a few things first: Prices, Who are the sellers? What are the provenances of each? Just me, but I always like to see them in hand first, unless the seller has an unquestionable reputation. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 09:55 am Could just be the pictures, but both of these coins don't look right to me. The first one looks cast and the patina on the second one looks fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Gil-galad Pillar of the Community United States 2044 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 09:57 am They don't look right to me either. Report this Post to the Staff
Nothus Valued Member United States 209 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 10:05 am Haha, just sent you a pm over at forvm recommending you come here. Guess you can disregard that untitled email then. I agree with echizento and Gil-galad that the first one looks iffy, I don't know much about fake patinas though. I would never buy a nice looking Caligula from a dealer that hasn't earned my trust. Edited by Nothus 10/22/2012 10:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Desert Patina New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 10:14 am thanks guys, I do appreciate the thoughts. I was thinking the Germanicus looked a bit too "clean" but I have seen a ton of photos on line that are similar in that they are pretty well preserved. I did find a number of known forgeries, but they were all very different than this coin. Am I allowed to say who dealers are here so that any specific knowledge on the dealers can be shared? Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 12:09 pm You are - people here wont swoop in and steal the buy either. Lots of people have many opinions on sellers - I'm sure they'll have something. If that top one is real - and I agree, its questionable, then Id DEFINITELY take it. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 10/22/2012 12:20 pm I'm fairly certain the Germanicus is fake, but I need to look around to be sure. In this condition a Germanicus Dupondius sells for between $1500 and $5000. If you think the deal is too goo, then it probably is. The second coin looks OK to me, but I will admit I have limited knowledge of this type of coin. Stevex6 likes to use the quote "where there is doubt, there is no doubt". Unless you know the seller has an ironclad reputation and a 100% guarantee of authenticity, I'd recommend you pass. Edited by Bing 10/22/2012 12:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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