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 Posted 11/06/2014  02:22 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add caesar77 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
How do you guys feel about this Diocletian? Is it authenticate?



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 Posted 11/06/2014  02:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Eddop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks very fine to me, waterpatina?
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At first sight it looked somewhat suspicious (even before reading your question), especially the obverse. But I would refrain from a final judgement without seeing it close up.
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 Posted 11/06/2014  02:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add caesar77 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Seller claimed 3515
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Did some research, he was wrong, it is a RIC V 162 or Sear 3516.
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 Posted 11/06/2014  07:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Love the patina on this coin. Looks to be legit.
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Since you have raised the question re authenticity, I would suggest you have a close look at the edge, with a powerful loop. Examine for:
evidence of a filed off casting sprue,
Circumferential (not radial) edge split.
What is the surface is like INSIDE those tiny radial splits (casting cannot replicate the metal stress detail found on the surface inside a genuine split).

The style seems to be OK, the patina looks to be authentic, and the tiny amount of verdigris supports this.

The lettering and image DO look a little mushy, indicating a 2nd or 3rd generation copy (cast OR struck), but that by itself is NOT enough to condemn it. Worn dies can create a similar effect.
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