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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2486467, member: 74282&quot;]As others have said, the flan crack is convincing and file marks don&#039;t always worry me unless there are other signs of casting as some coins have them from antiquity and many others that are ex-jewelry or were considered and prepared but never mounted in jewelry have them. Given how round this coin is it is the kind of coin that would be considered for jewelry. In the enlarged section shown by Doug the coin looks struck as it has sharp transitions that don&#039;t suggest a cast replica and the patina consistent with debased silver and billon coins that I have handled.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given this, I am inclined toward authentic, with the caveat that I don&#039;t know much about these particular types and so cannot speak to style, fabric, etc with respect to other examples of the type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for posting this Doug. I think it&#039;s a good exercise and I look forward to seeing what others think about it and what you think about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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