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New Member
United States
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Help I don't know if this coin is real or fake I need to know today and I can't find it anywhere on the Internet. please help. It's a Nero coin. If it is real please tell me how much it's worth. Thx   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the community This coin has me a bit stumped, the obverse looks good and has a legend of IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P PP. The reverse however is not one that I've seen or can find a reference to. I'm moving this over to the Ancient coin section, hopefully someone with more experience with Nero coins can answer your question. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The obverse seem to have a number of small test marks,
the reverse design I am not familiar with.
I can't rule out of my mind that this coin may be a fantasy or fake.
How was this coin acquired?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Reverse may be referencing the port of Ostia type (?)...
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Bob, I thought that also, but it really bares no resemblance to that reverse type.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
i would guess this was a fantasy piece.
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
With that odd reverse I would agree most likely a fantasy piece.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
I think that is a forgery work from XIX century...
They have used a genuine "securitas" dupondius and tooled the reverse to create a new design, a ship in this "coin".
But they used a XVII century ship as model instead one of the third century...
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks guys I didn't win the coin but thx for the information :) it was very helpful. Any good ideas on where to buy good coins cheap?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Define "cheap", what is your budget?
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Yup, that is definitely cheap! Maybe the guys in the US can recommend dealers in North Carolina that might have junk bins you could rummage. We all have to start somewhere. Some of the guys seem to find good deals. ebay is not a place for newbies until they get a little knowledge under their belts. We will see if anyone comes up with solutions for you. Don't lose heart! |
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Valued Member
United States
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ebay is still a good place to buy coins cheap but not as easily as before.I tend to look for the larger collections that don't come up for sale to often .Sometimes you can get a good deal but need to be sure about authenticity. I have got some of my best deals by taking a chance but this method is not for every collector.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Deals can be had if you have patience. I picked up a rare (R5) follis of Constantine for under 20.00 (not including shipping). Better yet all the coins on this site are guaranteed for life. Send me a pm and I will tell you the name of the site. It is the only coin of Constantine I have or am likely to have. I thought everyone should have at least one.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Sorry, I meant send me an email.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Who was selling this 'coin' and for how much ?
I have to admit my first impression of the reverse was something like
"Longshoremen storming SS Bremen" when she docked in New York sporting a 100 ft long swastika in 1936 !
But the longer I look at it the less sure I am of what the heck it is.
If it was cheap I would buy it as a paper weight !
BTW
Back in the mid seventies I did have the honor of meeting one of those longshoremen and shaking his aged and calloused hand.
The newspapers in 1936 (esp the NYT !) had referred to them as "Communist rabble and criminals".
They did in fact make it all the way to the ships stacks and removed the offensive flag.
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