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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1596112, member: 19463"]While certainly fake, the item tries to copy the 136BC denarius of C. Serveili M.F. written under the two horses on the reverse. Roma is under the head on the obverse. These legends are copied poorly. The edges are filed which always makes one wonder if someone is hiding something like a casting seam but these photos are poor enough that it is hard to say anything beyond that this coin has enough problems that there is no need to look too closely to say it is not official. I suspect it was made to be part of a 20th century charm bracelet but I can not explain why the legends were not copied as well as the types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1596112, member: 19463"]While certainly fake, the item tries to copy the 136BC denarius of C. Serveili M.F. written under the two horses on the reverse. Roma is under the head on the obverse. These legends are copied poorly. The edges are filed which always makes one wonder if someone is hiding something like a casting seam but these photos are poor enough that it is hard to say anything beyond that this coin has enough problems that there is no need to look too closely to say it is not official. I suspect it was made to be part of a 20th century charm bracelet but I can not explain why the legends were not copied as well as the types.[/QUOTE]
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