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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3079650, member: 39084&quot;]Every aspect of your potential replacement coin strongly recommends it: the portrait is bold, artistic, and recognizable; the obverse legend is full and well delineated; both the obverse and reverse are well centered; there is no apparent tooling (always an issue for Roman bronzes) and smoothing seems minimal.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the potential that (1) the patina is artificial, and (2) the patina is hiding flaws, my personal viewpoint is that while I don&#039;t like artificially applied patinas, they are, in fact, just patinas; and it&#039;s doubtful that any significant flaws are being hidden by the patina but you can always send the coin to an expert (which I&#039;m not) for a better determination of this possibility.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the price is palatable, you&#039;ll be kicking yourself if you walk away from it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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