What a precedent that would set if true
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The OP photos are a year old. I took these a couple minutes ago. They better represent the coin. I will reveal the grade tomorrow! :) [ATTACH]
The mintmark is too low relative to the leaves. Compare it to the closeup pics I posted. That won’t really help since there are 4 different...
I got a chance to study the mintmark. The coin is genuine, but the mintmark is added. The position is wrong
As for the merc, this should help. [ATTACH]
In a commodity market, yeah. In a history market, who cares. I really hate this “coins are a commodity” mindset... It’s only a good coin if an...
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I’ve seen as much or more luster on XF-45’s
The sigma only measured down to 80% silver, so it was useless, even if the flans were uniform. I used my LCS’ microscope, and I saw that the...
An XRF reads just the surface. The Sigma analyzes the entire coin.
I just compared what I saw with what I see in the edge splits of other Septimius Severus denarii I have, and it was a match. It seems far more...
Impressive analysis @Marshall
It’s really weird because the luster/toning/style/lack of corrosion/verdigris makes it look like an absolutely-genuine piece.
I just checked a split on the edge. I think I see a bronze core beneath it. It weighs 2.98g. I think I will keep this one in my collection. I love...
I don’t have RIC, and I have seen no references to how rare it is. I’m just asking because I simply don’t see any other than the museum piece.
The color change on the cheek made me immediately think AU-58 as it looks like worn-away luster. Then I looked at the wingtips on the reverse and...
I recently bought a large lot of Roman denarii, and I have been attributing them to prep them for sale. Then I got to this one. The obverse reads...
I see disturbances in the luster and color change on the high points indicative of wear. AU-58
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