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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3465121, member: 75937&quot;]I have no reason to think from your photos and from the weight of the coin that your coin is fake. I agree with [USER=82549]@gsimonel[/USER] that the coin was probably very toned at one point and someone decided to clean it, emphasizing the highlights. This is not an uncommon practice and certain auctions, I&#039;ve noticed, seem to have a fair share of such coins. For example, see these at <a href="https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/bac/browse?a=515&amp;c=9548" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/bac/browse?a=515&amp;c=9548" rel="nofollow">BAC&#039;s current auction</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my latest Hadrian, which has a similar -- but more subtle -- cameo appearance:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadrian-fortuna-denarius-duplicate-jpg.889514/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Hadrian, AD 117-138.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.16 g, 17.4 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 121.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.</p><p>Rev: P M TR P COS III, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae and resting on column.</p><p>Refs: RIC 86b; BMCRE 170-72; RSC/Cohen 1155; UCR 206; RCV 3521.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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