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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4982585, member: 82549"]The fact that the visor on the helmet extends up to the top of the crest led me to suspect it was an imitation. So I did some poking around online and 1) found out that this type was widely imitated--I didn't know this--and 2) saw many examples of official coins, none of which had a helmet like mine. This is what convinced me that my coin was an imitation. </p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose an official one would be more desirable, but as I said, I really like the modernist style of my imitation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4982585, member: 82549"]The fact that the visor on the helmet extends up to the top of the crest led me to suspect it was an imitation. So I did some poking around online and 1) found out that this type was widely imitated--I didn't know this--and 2) saw many examples of official coins, none of which had a helmet like mine. This is what convinced me that my coin was an imitation. I suppose an official one would be more desirable, but as I said, I really like the modernist style of my imitation.[/QUOTE]
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