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Valued Member
France
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Dear friends, Need your professional help in identification the coin. Is it unlisted coin of western mints or imitation. Thanks in advance.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The portrait seems a bit weak insofar as detail goes, but overall it doesn't much look like a modern imitation, and if not, then perhaps a fourree? If "barbarous" it seems rather well executed. In any case, would like to see the edge and have its size & weight.
Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
07/09/2021 5:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Edited by JohnConduitt
07/09/2021 5:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I agree: the possibility of a cast contemporary fourree, with a silver wash seems most likely to me, although I will not dismiss the possibility that it could be of much more modern manufacture.
The poorer metal underneath the silver wash is showing through in patches.
The 'flan crack' at the feet of Annona is very indistinct, and highly indicative of cast manufacture.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My vote's on fouree. Not uncommon for Severan denarii, and weird hybrids sometimes result.
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Valued Member
 France
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Many thanks for all replies. I also think that it is a cast fouree but not modern...
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
905 Posts |
It sure doesn't look like a fouree...if it was, I would really expect to see some base metal showing showing through that cut on the reverse. It looks like a typical low quality silver of the time, with porous surfaces.
Edited by Victor
07/10/2021 1:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Looks like a period low grade silver imitative in decent style.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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...low quality silver of the time, with porous surfaces  I have a Severus Alexander of similar quality:  |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I would say its looks like a fouree.
Also the silver wash looks like the silver wash the Antoninianus from a few years after the Severus dynasty had. Including some of the early large follis that had a silver wash.
Jay
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