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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 3158828, member: 87200"]Another thing that bugs me is misattribution by dealers on ebay, even some of the reputable ones. For example - I purchased a coin the seller claimed to be a sestertius and when I got it in the mail I put it on the scale and found it to be an as.</p><p><br /></p><p>You couldn't tell because the reverse type was identical. But the fact is the dude missed by 14 grams. Another time I bought a coin based on its attribution as a double sestertius but it turned out to be a dupondius. Maddening to be sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 3158828, member: 87200"]Another thing that bugs me is misattribution by dealers on ebay, even some of the reputable ones. For example - I purchased a coin the seller claimed to be a sestertius and when I got it in the mail I put it on the scale and found it to be an as. You couldn't tell because the reverse type was identical. But the fact is the dude missed by 14 grams. Another time I bought a coin based on its attribution as a double sestertius but it turned out to be a dupondius. Maddening to be sure.[/QUOTE]
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