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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3585213, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m not sure about the authenticity of the the coin shown in the first post.&nbsp; Other than a small flat spot it is almost perfectly circular and that isn&#039;t something often seen in these provincials.&nbsp; The devices look weak, as if the coin were made from an impression of a real coin and the impression wasn&#039;t very deep.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse may match the following authentic example, and it is known that there were different reverses for this obverse die.&nbsp; Whether this particular reverse is known is something I haven&#039;t investigated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s that <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=243412" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=243412" rel="nofollow">possible obverse die match on a CNG coin</a>.&nbsp; I fiddled with it in photoshop and the legends and most of Kore matches.&nbsp; &nbsp; There are differences in her chin and neck area. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/3110865.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>311, Lot: 865.</b> Estimate $300.</p><p>Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><b>MYSIA, Cyzicus. <i>Pseudo-autonomous issue. </i></b>temp. Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Æ (34mm, 24.38 g, 6h). <i>Homonoia with Ephesus</i>. Cl. Severus, <i>strategos</i>. Wreathed and draped bust of Kore Soteira right / On left, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing; on right, Demeter advancing right, head left, holding two torches. F&amp;N – (but cf. type II); SNG France 575 (same dies). Near VF, green patina, roughness. Rare.</p><p><i>From the Roger Liles Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 806.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I suspect your coin is not ancient but the usual disclaimer applies:&nbsp; I am not an expert.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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