Cointalk shrinks it, but here it is closer & trust me, it's not fake: [IMG]
No, that copper spot is just copper discoloring from the C punch. It's silver. Inside the C you can see it's silver.
I double-checked, and your right. I found a few examples on AC search. I updated the description.
Here is something I thought I would never own, a denarius of Claudius I. I have/had several coins of his, from AE provincials, tetradrachms and so...
Love the look of it. It's amusing you get one & I got one about the same time. My first new U.S. coin in over 10 years. [img]
I saw that my Gallienus Tetradrachms I picked up from a seller in France is finally moving at La poste after a week of nothing.
Picked up a seated liberty quarter recently. I have always liked this type. [img]
That's a nice one, I like it. I don't post this one much. [img] Vespasian (69 - 79 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate...
It's nice & the toning makes it more attractive, but I actually like the first CNG denarius better out of the 3. The tetradrachm is 2nd.
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