Got this as of Colonia Patricia in the mail the other day, and it looks okay by all other accounts; it's the right weight, right style, and the features don't seem unusually soft for the type. But the edge looks a bit unusual; maybe it's perfectly normal for the type, but none of my other large bronzes look like this. On the other hand, being a provincial type, things can be different. Does this look normal, or could it be a casting seam? If it is, is it reflective of the type and ancient manufacturing techniques, or a fake? It tapers around the coin, rather than being a straight line.
I see nothing wrong. I am no expert in this particular coin and it is important to judge a coin against expectations of the type so I could be wrong but this does not make me suspicious based on what little experience I have.
Looks fine to me, used to have several colonia patricias, here's my only remaining one. 25.5 mm, 10.93 grams.
The edge is rather beveled and squared off, but I see no casting seam, nor anything that looks suspicious to me in my limited, practically nonexistent experience with this type.
From the image I have to agree with everyone else. Looks fine. AUGUSTUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: CAESAR AVGVSTVS - Bare head right REVERSE: OB/CIVIS/ SERVATOS - Legend in three lines within oak-wreath, ties inward Colonia Patricia mint 19 BC 3.3g, 17mm RIC 77A, C208 AUGUSTUS Æ 25 As OBVERSE: PERM CAES AVG, laureate head lef REVERSE: COLONIA PATRICIA in two lines in wreath Colonia Patricia (Cordoba - spain) 19/18-2 BC 8.07g, 24 mm RPC 129 AUGUSTUS Æ 31 Dupondius OBVERSE: PERMISSV CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head left REVERSE: COLONIA PATRICIA, aquila between legionary standards Colonia Patricia (Cordoba - spain) 15-14 BC 18g, 31 mm RPC 128, SNG Cop 464
Glad to hear your reassurances. I just wanted to make sure no one thought it looked off. I'll post more pictures later of my Augustus provincial buying spree later.
