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Valued Member
United States
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Hi, I found the attached coin in a huge lot that I bought. I have little to no experience with this era of coin. It looks to me like the letters are not in the correct place when compared to a legitimate copy of the coin. But, I am not sure if the coins were manufactured at different mints, etc. that might cause this. Anyway, thanks for looking at this and helping me with a more informed point of view. The weight is 11.9 grams and diameter is 29.8 mm. Thanks, Rob   Edited by Rmassey210
05/13/2013 4:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
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Pictures now attached. Sorry, long day!!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Looks alright. Ill check the Fake Reports. All roman coins are different as the dies were cut by hand. Variation is unavoidable. Oh, and  to the ancients board! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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its a coin of Vespasian roman Emperor from AD 69 to AD 79...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you know that already but the coin looks fine
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Valued Member
United States
160 Posts |
When I touched the rim a couple of times, the metal was flaking a little bit. I'm not sure how to describe it other than that it was like really really old brittle paint flaking off of a surface. The pieces were very small. Any ideas on what that might be?
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 United States
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This is a rare denarius and has been copied many times. I'm not liking the way the reverse looks details just don't look right to me. If possible can you take a picture of the edge of the coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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a picture of the edge would be good
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Valued Member
United States
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That's a little to large and heavy to be a denarius, plus it's the wrong reverse. This would be a sestertius if real, but the washed out look of it makes me think cast copy.
Joe Paonessa
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United States
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Guess I need to read the entire post  At that seize and weight Joe is correct it couldn't be a denarius, sestertius are not made in silver. |
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Australia
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You can also tell that the coin it was copied from was a bronze coin, because of the "SC" on the reverse.
So yes, sorry, it's a replica.
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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