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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2740126, member: 19463&quot;]I have to question whether the coin is official or, possibly a contemporary copy which is a better thing than a modern fake made to fool collectors.&nbsp; We need a comment from a Pius specialist who has handled many more of these coins than I.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Below are a few coins that I consider to be ancient but barbarous/unofficial but, in truth, I am not the person to rule on the status of any of these.&nbsp; It seems unlikely that anything this far from official in style would have fooled the Roman on the street but they may well have circulated far from the civilization centers where coins were needed for commerce and the supply from Rome was not to be had.&nbsp; Where do we draw the line between criminal intent and a branch mint of necessity?&nbsp;&nbsp; How do we tell a product of 150AD from one of 2015?&nbsp; This is easier when comparing to a known, official standard but harder with coins like these.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]625336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]625337[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]625338[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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