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caesar77 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 06/22/2015 04:40 am I don't like the look of this coin, however before I notify people I want to get some expert views. I don't like the portrait, or the legend. I am including first the fake (alleged) then a real version. Judge away! Report this Post to the Staff

Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 06/22/2015 05:18 am The font is the give away, in my opinion, the nice round edge on the 12 o'clock position most noticeable on the reverse seems more convenient than authentic. Edited by Ancientnoob 06/22/2015 05:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 06/22/2015 05:22 am I think you are right ,the whole coin has a non roman look , it is to heavy for mee , sorry I do not find the right word ;on the reverse the lion looks more a hippopotame with horse legs and the thunderbolt also looks not real . Did you chech in RIC of the inscription indulgen / tia augg exists?albert Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 06/22/2015 06:25 am I agree, doesn't look authentic. As AN said the font looks off, the letters look a bit 'blockish' for lack of a better term and I don't see any evidence of flow lines Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/22/2015 10:53 am The overall look of the coin looks wrong. I agree it's fake. Is there a casting line alone the edge? Report this Post to the Staff
caesar77 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 06/22/2015 7:11 pm Now what should I do? It is for sale on Tantalus, should I notify the website owner? Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4966 Posts	Posted 06/22/2015 10:30 pm i would be surprised if this isn't a cast fake. I didn't match up with any of the coins on forum....but still. are you familiar with the seller c77? Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 06/23/2015 04:57 am Interesting. Seller is on Vcoins. Maybe drop a line to Ras and see what he thinks of the coin. Edit: Tantalus profile states he is on vcoins, I can't find him though. Edited by pishpash 06/23/2015 05:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
caesar77 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 06/23/2015 1:55 pm I checked this seller out, his ebay store is closed, and he never existed in vcoins in spite of his claims. I dropped note to the owner of Tantalus informing him of all this. Alas, coin is still for sale today. Report this Post to the Staff
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