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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2047156, member: 57495&quot;]A recent mixed lot came with a few coins that, to my eyes, have rather questionable edges.&nbsp; This first one is a Julia Mamaea from Mesopotamia, Nisibis.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t look like a fake to me, but when the edges are filed and sharp like you see in the pictures below, I have to wonder why that is.&nbsp; Does anyone know if this is at all a known characteristic of coins from this region?&nbsp; Thanks in advance for any opinions and thoughts. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]375093[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>JULIA MAMAEA</b></p><p>AE28</p><p>11.42g, 26.5mm</p><p>MESOPOTAMIA, Nisibis</p><p>Circa 222-235 AD</p><p>O: IOV MAMEA CEBACTH, diademed draped bust right</p><p>R: CEP KOLO NECIBI MHT, turreted, draped bust of Tyche right, topped by Aries the Ram right with head turned left; in front of chin, a star.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference link to a coin of the same type :</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=909546" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=909546" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=909546</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pictures of the edges:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]375094[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]375095[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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