Help With My First Roman Coin Please

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dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 8:33 pm Hi All I think I have got my first Roman coin. I need some help to find out if it is a Otacilia Severa coin,I think that is what it says on the obverse. How could I tell if it is real or not and is it silver. What could the value of this coin be A lot I hope Ha Ha Thank you Dennis Image: IMGA0020.jpg 11.52 KB Image: IMGA0021.jpg 12.42 KB Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 9:06 pm Can you provide a larger picture of both sides? I would like to see a large picture before I can say for sure. From what I can see I don't like the looks of the letters in the inscription, they seem very crude compaired to the bust and seated figure. Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 9:55 pm I agree with echizento's initial analysis. Also bigger pictures would be nice. And to the forum. Report this Post to the Staff
dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 10:00 pm Here is the obverse the reverse will follow tomorrow. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 10:49 pm I think this coin is going to turn out to be a Fouree. A silver plated counterfeit of the orignal coin. I see some signs of green which could be the inner copper core starting to come out. Report this Post to the Staff
dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 08:26 am Here is the reverse Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 08:37 am Quote: A silver plated counterfeit of the orignal coin. Is it a modern counterfeit or not? Does it read M OTACIL SEVERA AVG on the obv. and CONCORDIA AVGG on the rev.? Report this Post to the Staff
dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 09:04 am Looking at it with my old eyes and a magnifier it appears to say that on the sides you asked for. Thanks Dennis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 09:51 am No it's not a modern copy but a unofficial (counterfeit) coin from that period, an is collectible. Obverse: M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated holding patera and two cornucopia. Report this Post to the Staff
dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 1:39 pm Thanks and what kind of a value would this have as a counterfeit coin from that period. I really appreciate all the help on this coin. Dennis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 5:05 pm An orginal sold recently sold for $85, this one might bring @$25-$30. Report this Post to the Staff
dumprat Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 6:05 pm Thank you Echizento and all and I will tell you a quick story about this coin. I am dealing a person in the south on some other products and when he found out I liked coins he told me about this coin that a relation of his that lived in Spain had bought this coin at a yard sale in Spain and when he come to the US to visit him gave it to him. He was not into coins so he traded it to me. That is how I got it. Thank you for all your help. Dennis Report this Post to the Staff
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