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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 5315700, member: 82549&quot;]While I agree with everything that Kevin just wrote, I don&#039;t see anything in the photo that screams out &quot;Obvious fake!&quot; The wear on the obverse of this coin is not unusual for antoniniani of this time period. The reverse looks like some kind of lamination flaw. Both are typical for this time period. Keep in mind that these coins were, at most, 50% silver, the rest being copper or bronze. If this coin were buried in acidic soil, the acid would leach out the copper and leave the silver behind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of an antoninianus of Valerian with similar problems:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224509[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not saying your coin is legit. I am just saying that I would not condemn your coin based on this photo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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