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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;otlichnik, post: 5247269, member: 109731&quot;]Hard to be 100% sure.&nbsp; In the early fifth century the quality of official coins was sometimes pretty horrible - especially at Rome, though I can&#039;t recall if this type was struck at Rome or not (and am too lazy to get up and consult RIC-X....).&nbsp; In any event, official VE&#039;s are often found on undersized flans so that is not unusual or definitely indicative of an imitation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse does look to be an imitation, but the quality makes it hard to be 100% certain.&nbsp; Is the head elongated or is that a blob under a normal chin.&nbsp; If the latter, is it a blob from corrosion, die damage, casting, bad design, etc.???</p><p><br /></p><p>To complicate matters further it appears that some official 5th century coins were cast instead of struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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