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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8365600, member: 86498&quot;]There are a number of excessively rare ancient coins that are being questioned as to their authenticity. Just recently I read an article questioning the validity of some of the coins associated with the &quot;Porus Dekadrachm&quot;. While that particular coin series is considered genuine some of the sub units as well as the &quot;Porus gold medallion&quot;&nbsp; appear questionable. The Brutus Eid Mar Aureus is currently known by three specimens. Before I continue <span style="color: #ff0000">NONE OF THESE ARE MY COINS</span></p><p>1. The one most recently auctioned by NAC. It is known to be part of the Biaggi collection. Leo Biaggi De Blasys (1906-1979) was an important collector of Roman gold coins He purchased this coin from Adolph Cahn in 1952. The coin has been on loan to the British Museum for about 10 years. I saw the coin in September 2018</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1484592[/ATTACH] </p><p>2. The NFA Aureus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1484593[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin was auctioned in NFA Auction XXV November 1990. However it was in the possession of Bruce McNall for a number of years beforehand. Prior to that I have no information. This coin is currently is in the Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt Germany and was on display for a number of years.&nbsp;&nbsp; As far as I can see neither the obverse nor the reverse match the NAC coin (No 1)</p><p>3. The Roma Coin.[ATTACH=full]1484591[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is the coin sold by Roma just last year. It does share the obverse die with the NFA coin. Both appear to have similar discoloration on the obverse, which may indicate that they are from the same source.&nbsp; It appears to have a pedigree going back to the nineteenth century. At the time I did hear some discussion about the coins authenticity. However I cannot comment on that. </p><p>&nbsp; Are any of these authentic? I cannot say. I will say that if the NAC coin (No1) is a fake then the forger did a masterful job of distressing the coin. The coin shows a great deal of wear as well as being pierced. (probably as a piece of dowery jewelry).</p><p>&nbsp; However what did I think the coin should have done at the NAC auction (Coin 1)? At the time I knew it would do better than a million but was uncertain as to how much more. I would have not been surprised had the coin reached 1.3 to 1.6. However 2.2 Million is something of a surprise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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