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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 5317152, member: 51347&quot;]I am not an expert in determining authenticity.&nbsp; I enjoy seeing them in-hand.&nbsp; However, I know we live in a virtual world.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I usually check with several sources prior to purchasing, comparing pics, specs, fakes, and any info that I can search (via internet and/or books).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I also ENSURE that I KNOW the SELLER and/or I KNOW the COIN.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of mine just as another picture comparison:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1224607[/ATTACH]</p><p>Balbinus, AD 238</p><p>AR Denarius, 20mm, 3.7g, 12h; Rome, AD 238. </p><p>Obv.: IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG; Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: VICTORIA AVGG; Victory standing front with wreath and palm. </p><p>Reference: RIC 8</p><p>COMMENTS: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbinus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbinus" rel="nofollow">Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus Pius Augustus</a> ruled for three months during AD 238, the <i>Year of the Six Emperors</i>, not to be confused with the <i>Year of the Five Emperors</i> (193), nor the <i>Year of the Four Emperors</i> (69). Here’s the Reader’s Digest version: everyone fed up with that barbaric goon Thrax; revolt in Africa featuring Gordians I and II; Thrax dispatches Gordians; Senate appoints Pupienus and Balbinus new co-emperors; Pupienus takes a few Roman legions and gives Thrax a good thrashing; when he got back to Rome, Balbinus is all worried that Pupienus is vying for sole reign, so they live in different parts of the palace and give each other dirty looks when they pass in the hallways. Finally, they both manage to piss off the Praetorian Guard, which has them assassinated, and the Senate elevates Gordian III to the throne. Gordian III is only a boy of 13, so basically the empire is ruled by bureaucrats for a few years.</p><p>Ex: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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