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<p>[QUOTE="limmle, post: 4849244, member: 113081"]If anyone could provide an opinion on this, It would be much appreciated. I purchased this Plotina Sestertius from a well known auction house earlier this year.[ATTACH=full]1170943[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>Plotina (Augusta, 105-123). Æ Sestertius (34mm, 28.95g, 6h). Rome, c. 112-7. Draped bust r., wearing stephane. R/ Fides standing r., holding grain ears and basket of fruits. RIC II 740 (Trajan). Fine</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just doing a random search through previous auctions today, I noticed what appears to be the same coin (shape and pitting patterns are identical) from the same auction house in 2016, but with different features, surface colour and markings.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1170946[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Plotina (Trajan, 98-117), Sestertius, Rome, AD 112-117; ; PLOTINA AVG - [IMP TRAIANI], diademed and draped bust r., hair in long tail at back, Rv. FIDES - [A]VGVS[T], Fides standing r., holding corn-ears and basket of fruit; in field, S - C. RIC 740; C 12.Rare. Large flan, dark patina, very fine.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>There was no mention of smoothing in my purchase and I'm a bit of a newbie (advice is maybe to stay away from more expensive coins till I know better). Is it the same coin? What alterations have been made? Do you think I should return the coin, or contact the auction house?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="limmle, post: 4849244, member: 113081"]If anyone could provide an opinion on this, It would be much appreciated. I purchased this Plotina Sestertius from a well known auction house earlier this year.[ATTACH=full]1170943[/ATTACH] [I]Plotina (Augusta, 105-123). Æ Sestertius (34mm, 28.95g, 6h). Rome, c. 112-7. Draped bust r., wearing stephane. R/ Fides standing r., holding grain ears and basket of fruits. RIC II 740 (Trajan). Fine[/I] Just doing a random search through previous auctions today, I noticed what appears to be the same coin (shape and pitting patterns are identical) from the same auction house in 2016, but with different features, surface colour and markings. [ATTACH=full]1170946[/ATTACH] [I]Plotina (Trajan, 98-117), Sestertius, Rome, AD 112-117; ; PLOTINA AVG - [IMP TRAIANI], diademed and draped bust r., hair in long tail at back, Rv. FIDES - [A]VGVS[T], Fides standing r., holding corn-ears and basket of fruit; in field, S - C. RIC 740; C 12.Rare. Large flan, dark patina, very fine.[/I] There was no mention of smoothing in my purchase and I'm a bit of a newbie (advice is maybe to stay away from more expensive coins till I know better). Is it the same coin? What alterations have been made? Do you think I should return the coin, or contact the auction house?[/QUOTE]
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