What Would You Say About This Denarius

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ancient67 Valued Member France 326 Posts	Posted 08/21/2020 4:51 pm Hi I am not very familiar with roman coinage. What would you say about this denarius from Marcus Antony? Is it genuine? Report this Post to the Staff

erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 08/21/2020 5:19 pm It does not look genuine to me. The details are too crude. Especially the eagle on the reverse makes me unhappy. Compare with the genuine examples from CRRO: http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-544.9 Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 08/21/2020 6:18 pm Coin doesn't look right to me. These are faked a lot. Also, all of the examples I've seen has the legion number below the eagle standards. Authentic LEG XII for comparison Edited by travelcoin 08/21/2020 6:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DirtyHarry Valued Member Germany 141 Posts	Posted 08/21/2020 6:30 pm If I had this one in hand I would look here closely: I can be wrong, but these 'cracks' seem to me somewhat shallow and rounded. That wouldn't be a great sign... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 08/21/2020 7:46 pm without even considering to examine the pictures, it looks too round to me, such that it looks to be of modern manufacture. With all genuine ancient coins, perfectly centered details on perfectly round flans never happen. Report this Post to the Staff
orfew Pillar of the Community Canada 1269 Posts	Posted 08/24/2020 4:43 pm Yes that one is a fake. Also these coins do exist with named legions instead of the legion number. I have owned a few over the years. They are not seen very often because they are scarce to rare. Here is a list of a few types of named legions that exist. CHORTIS SPECULATORUM IYBICAE ANTIQUAE There are others as well but I cannot remember all of them at the moment. Report this Post to the Staff
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