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Message:: [QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 2981177, member: 83956"]Here is Randy's coin. Looks to be a Constantius II FEL TEMP Fallen Horseman type from the second officina of the Cyzikus mint. I'm reading SMKB as the mint mark. I see no reason to doubt its authenticity. It's got honest wear. It's not especially valuable, but IMO it's certainly genuine. It's interesting that it's been holed. Maybe that's where Randy's thought that it might be used in jewelry came from. It would be interesting to see if the inside of the hole was patinized (i.e., had the same texture and color as the rest of the coin) or was different. A patinized hole would mean that the hole was made in antiquity. Maybe for jewelry, or maybe nailed somewhere for some reason. Hope you don't mind me posting the coin so others can weigh in. [ATTACH=full]733542[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]