Is this even real?

Not my coin. Stumbled on it when looking at ebay. I know brockages exist on ancients but this looks weird to me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162309750381?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

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Seems OK to me.

 

Brockages are common in ancient coins, particularly coins of the Roman Republic. I don't see anything fishy about the linked coin, other than the too-high price.

 

Yes it's REAL! Now, whether it is authentic or not is another question.

 

The coin looks ok to me, but it is hard to tell from pics some times. The dealer did not do a good job of spell checking -
"Error: Roman Republic, AR Dacrius, Rev. Full Mirror Brockage EC1842"
The error is the name of the coin being sold, denarius.

 

Ok cool. Im not interested in it, just thought the brockage side looked crude, that's all

 

The style is consistent with denarii of circa 130 BC. See this similar example. The style of Roma was very strange during this era.

 

eBay gives me the willies.