Scipio Africanus Coins from the same die ?

One of our members rrdenarius
Posted up a pic here about 2 weeks ago of a coin of His.
I have since bought one and after looking at the front of the coin
it looks to me to be from the same exact die.

What are your opinions , I would love to hear from you all.

First coin is the coin of our member rrdenarius

And this one is mine.

 

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Looks like it, wait for others to chime in though! Awesome coin!

 

The coins are both an obverse and reverse die match. See below for a direct comparison.

It's always nice to reunite siblings separated at birth

 

I don't think @rrdenarius ever saw this post so I am bumping it up.

 

Agree. Double die match.

 

I see a few flaws on one coin that do not appear on the other, and vice versa. So I agree with the above opinions. A double die match, rather than one or both being forgeries, is the most likely explanation. Nice find!

 

I have looked at quite a few of these and the patina most of the time seems to be a black patina. Would this be because of the type of metal mixture that was used mostly at this particular mint ?

 

Nice coin bcuda. They look the same to me. I bought mine from a Spanish auction house.