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New Member
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id help please   |
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Moderator
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The coin is supposed to be Antoninius Pius, but from what I can tell from the pictures it doesn't look right. Can you provide better pictures?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I think it's a provincial. Alexandria mint, Egypt. The obverse looks like the type from there of Antoninus Pius. A good picture of the side would help, along with weight and size. Here is a similar coin from Egypt, with the bust facing opposite to yours.  You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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New Member
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having trouble downloading pics will try later
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Pillar of the Community
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Its a strange one Roy, the coin looks a bit 'odd'. The obverse is one I have seen a few times. The reverse is a different one. Looks like it's trying to be Moneta seated, could be a seated Mnemosyne I suppose, but not sure. We will wait for pics.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you for the extra pics Roy. Very often it is difficult to say if a coin is genuine or not from pictures alone. Though this looks like a provincial, Alexandria of Antoninus, the edge is wrong. Have a look at one of the coins from the same mint I have on the bay at the moment, the edge is the main thing. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nice-Roma...em2588ce757bYou will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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I can't really tell from the edge still not clear enough for these old eyes. It still doesn't look right to me.
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New Member
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will post more tomorrow of the edge and weight good night all  |
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Pillar of the Community
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To me it looks like the edge was ground to hide casting lines. The coin just has this fake patina look to it
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yes I see what you mean hiding the line
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Pillar of the Community
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 that one looks fake to me as well, unfortunately. |
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