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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3714800, member: 19463"]Another possibility is FELICITAS AVGG with the figure holding a long caduceus not unlike my unofficial but silver (not fourree) coin but in the other hand and with different obverse legend. With unofficial coins, anything is possible. It is easy to see what we want to see rather than what is really there when dealing with imperfect coins. Your coin will not improve and could well be ruined by cleaning. Look under a microscope and see if you agree the silver is on top of the corroded copper. Causing the silver to chip off will ruin what little is left of this piece. If the coin were mine, my catalog description would include a healthy number of question marks. If you get lucky, you may find a better one from these dies that would answer the questions but that is a very long, long shot. Also, 3.10g is quite heavy for a fourree of this period. It is a strange coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]995791[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3714800, member: 19463"]Another possibility is FELICITAS AVGG with the figure holding a long caduceus not unlike my unofficial but silver (not fourree) coin but in the other hand and with different obverse legend. With unofficial coins, anything is possible. It is easy to see what we want to see rather than what is really there when dealing with imperfect coins. Your coin will not improve and could well be ruined by cleaning. Look under a microscope and see if you agree the silver is on top of the corroded copper. Causing the silver to chip off will ruin what little is left of this piece. If the coin were mine, my catalog description would include a healthy number of question marks. If you get lucky, you may find a better one from these dies that would answer the questions but that is a very long, long shot. Also, 3.10g is quite heavy for a fourree of this period. It is a strange coin. [ATTACH=full]995791[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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