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danbug New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 12:54 pm Hello all, This is my first Roman coin, (Denarius of Serverus Alexander) that was gifted to me. I love Roman history but I am officially new to the hobby. I know it will not be of the quality or scarcity many collect, but it is my first coin and I haven't got over how old (hopefully) it is yet and keep prodding at it daily. I was told it was genuine (and I have read a lot of information to help me out, looked for casting marks etc), but thought I'd double check on here as it has various bronzey marks that look strange to me (such as on the neck). I have photographed the coin under slightly differing light as below. Any help would be absolutely appreciated, Dan. Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 1:25 pm ...@danbug.....From the photos the coin looks legit.. Any chance of posting the weight?... The type looks to be this.. Severus Alexander Denarius. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped bust right / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing left with corn-ears and cornucopiae, modius at foot. RSC 23.RIC#133 Edited by Palouche 01/04/2022 1:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 1:37 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 2:16 pm What is the edge like? It shouldn't look filed. I think the marks (and the strange flan shape) are actually quite difficult to fake. Report this Post to the Staff
danbug New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 2:26 pm Thanks so much Palouche for the extra information, I have been looking up all the markings and their meanings, it is a lot of fun. I have just weighted the coin with my digital kitchen scales and it hovers between 3 and 4g, which appears to be about right? I guess the bronzey portions are base metals coming through or foreign/spilt material on the coin during use. The neck blotch is definitely metal and appears to be laying above the surface. Thanks also to jbuck for the welcome! Report this Post to the Staff
danbug New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 2:31 pm Hi John, the edges are fairly smooth in an uneven way, I can't see any obvious filing or any trace of a seam. The metal is fairly dull, maybe appearing a little more so than the faces. Report this Post to the Staff
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 2:38 pm Well, I can't see any reason for it to be fake. The metals on the surface could well have come from other coins. Many of these come from hoards, and have been sitting in the middle of hundreds of other coins for 2000 years while the base metals leach out of the coins above them. Edited by JohnConduitt 01/04/2022 2:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 2:43 pm ......Also maybe the small dark patch on the portraits neck could be horn silver? Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 01/04/2022 3:12 pm It looks to be a decent piece: readable legends and the portrait is clear. It is understandable that you keep prodding it. If you think about it, you have this amazing 2000 year old artifact, money that people spent just like we do now. Report this Post to the Staff
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