Help With Attribution And Authentication. 'Ivxxt" Denomination

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Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 06:14 am Saw this coin today and it feels off in hand; but that may only be because it is a little smaller, thicker and more symmetrical than similar coins I have habdled.. Any thoughts would be appreciated... Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 06:24 am Not really my area of expertise but those two test cuts look added on. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 06:29 am @spence. I agree. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 07:41 am The "test cuts" look more to me like a brooch mount mark. Someone at some point, turned this coin into a pin. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 07:53 am @sap, any leads on the attribution? I can't make out enough of the legend besides the faint 'roma' at 12 o'clock on the reverse. 'rsatr' at 6 o'clock? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 09:58 am The type is P. Satrienus, 77 BC, she-wolf reverse. The question is authenticity. A coin that's been turned into jewellery is more than likely to have been a jewellery imitation to begin with, rather than a genuine coin. I can't tell if the "blobbiness" of the reverse is due to the soldering, or due to casting. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 12:14 pm @sap...thank you! In hand, my feeling was it was a reproduction... I posted some better pictures of an 116-115 denarius on another thread... I believe it is authentic but if you wouldn't mind taking a look I'd appreciate it. I'll look into your attribution for this coin... It was smaller than the typical 18-22 mm on republican denari Edited by Roma2021 08/24/2023 12:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 08/24/2023 4:17 pm Looking at a few comps on mashops, I'm more convinced this coin is authentic, but very likely ex jewelry. The near perfect symmetry adds to this because the coin was likely filed down. I may consider it ... It's priced at about $60. Report this Post to the Staff
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