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Wade16 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 01/30/2024 01:53 am I found this coin and want to know if it is genuine and what value it may have please. It weighs 1.9g. Report this Post to the Staff

ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2509 Posts	Posted 01/30/2024 02:00 am Hi Wade, Can you post a picture of the edge please? Also the diameter. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/30/2024 04:28 am Wade16, Where did you find it? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 01/30/2024 08:50 am Some observations - first, it's conspicuously round. Second, I see raised dots in the reverse fields. Finally, despite displaying good detail on the obverse, the surfaces aren't very smooth. These are characteristics often exhibited by cast reproductions, so I get the requests by ttkoo to see the edge and by John1 as to its source. It may be genuine, as it's a common enough sort of Roman bronze not likely to be faked for profit, but there are those red flags. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1791 Posts	Posted 01/30/2024 11:32 am I'm no numismatist but have spent many, many hours researching Roman coins. The obverse and reverse legends match 4 coins that I've found - RIC VII, Lugdunum 271, 276, 281 and 286 (with 271, 276 and 281 under Constantine II and 286 under Constantius II). The above coin doesn't seem to match any of them completely. Obverse issues I see - Portrait most closely resembles RIC VII, Lugdunum 286 except the hair of the bust seems different. All the busts have finer hair and slightly different direction. The other issue is the lower right corner of the cuirass by the "C". This area most closely resembles RIC VII, Lugdunum 271 or 276. Reverse issues I see - The plume from the helmet on the soldier on the left doesn't seem to match up to any of the RIC numbers. The other issue is the spoke that comes out of the lower part of the standard and the distance of it to the right soldier's shield seems to match RIC VII, Lugdunum 281. COuld there be more varieties than I found? Yes. Could way the coin wore over time cause these issues? Not likely. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade16 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 01/30/2024 1:24 pm The diameter is 14.48mm Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 02/05/2024 8:40 pm The coin and edge look fine to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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