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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4886003, member: 111387&quot;]<i>Suspected</i> as a fake. </p><p><br /></p><p>I viewed the posts on your link.&nbsp; I counted an equal amount of posts conveying suspicions that it was cast, and those differing; believing the surface condition a result of crystallization. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is hardly a consensus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not in a position to make a qualified decision either way, in part due to my not being very familiar with Sasanian coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, as a budding ancients collector, I tend to agree with my gut on such matters.&nbsp; If I have strong &#039;doubtful&#039; suspicions about the potential authenticity of a coin, I make a conscious choice to pass.&nbsp; Even if the coin is indeed genuine, my own satisfaction will never be under threat, due to potential lingering second-guessing its authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I accept that: unless it is an uber rare type, another one (that I feel more confident on) will come down the pipe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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