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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4156450, member: 82549"]The serifs on the mint mark letters did not show up very well in your first photo, giving the letters the "modern" appearance that concerned ancient coin hunter. Your second photo is much better, and the letters look more typical in this photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a link to a photo of a similar coin from the Wildwinds page for Julian II (<a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/t.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/t.html</a>):</p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/_nicomedia_RIC_121_A.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/_nicomedia_RIC_121_A.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/_nicomedia_RIC_121_A.jpg</a> . You will notice that the A in SECVRITAS is closed, making me even more confident that you coin is genuine. I see no reason to question its authenticity. Enjoy your coin; it's a nice example of an interesting type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4156450, member: 82549"]The serifs on the mint mark letters did not show up very well in your first photo, giving the letters the "modern" appearance that concerned ancient coin hunter. Your second photo is much better, and the letters look more typical in this photo. Here's a link to a photo of a similar coin from the Wildwinds page for Julian II ([URL]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/t.html[/URL]): [URL]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/julian_II/_nicomedia_RIC_121_A.jpg[/URL] . You will notice that the A in SECVRITAS is closed, making me even more confident that you coin is genuine. I see no reason to question its authenticity. Enjoy your coin; it's a nice example of an interesting type.[/QUOTE]
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