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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2415784, member: 31620&quot;]As you can see from those wonderful examples from Doug above, there are some fascinating items to be found in these imitations. </p><p><br /></p><p>The third and fourth coins above look like they were the hand of the same engraver with the fourth being bare headed and something I don&#039;t recall seeing before.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have two imitations from the same obverse die as one another:-</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ff_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ol_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Some ugly fourees</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064fh_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Fouree cores</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064fx_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Some in half decent style</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064dj_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Some that only I could love</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064oa_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And some that are even more enigmatic to me</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia</p><p><br /></p><p>I will freely admit that I bought this coin hoping that it would be a scarce Laodicea type combined with a hybrid reverse of Pertinax. Having discussed the coin with Curtis Clay he is of the opinion that :-</p><p>&quot;I think I would consider the coin to be an ancient imitation.</p><p>The style is not right for the IMP II series.</p><p>That exact rev. type of Pertinax is known on authentic Alexandrian denarii of SS, but there with the obv. legend is that of 193 (probably the coin BMC and RIC refer to as hybrid), and again the coin is in different style.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still happy with my purchase and it is still an interesting coin. Perhaps one day I will be able to find out some more about it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ho_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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