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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2598456, member: 75937"]The style of the portrait seems "off," not resembling other portraits I've ever seen on Mamaea coins from the Rome mint. There are some denarii of Mamaea from an eastern mint, but they are limited to Annona, Concordia, Felicitas and Fortuna reverse types (RIC 366-369). Apart from the portrait style, though, the lettering, the style of the Venus Genetrix, and overall appearance of the coin seem quite genuine. I don't think it's modern.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mamaea denarii are overwhelmingly made of debased, but still metalic-appearing silver. I'd have to postulate the OP coin is a limes denarius or core of a fouree. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some Mamaea denarii ranging from the entire span of Severus Alexander's reign, from the 1st through 15th emissions. Note how they are different in style from the portrait on the OP coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]566762[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2598456, member: 75937"]The style of the portrait seems "off," not resembling other portraits I've ever seen on Mamaea coins from the Rome mint. There are some denarii of Mamaea from an eastern mint, but they are limited to Annona, Concordia, Felicitas and Fortuna reverse types (RIC 366-369). Apart from the portrait style, though, the lettering, the style of the Venus Genetrix, and overall appearance of the coin seem quite genuine. I don't think it's modern. Mamaea denarii are overwhelmingly made of debased, but still metalic-appearing silver. I'd have to postulate the OP coin is a limes denarius or core of a fouree. Here are some Mamaea denarii ranging from the entire span of Severus Alexander's reign, from the 1st through 15th emissions. Note how they are different in style from the portrait on the OP coin. [ATTACH=full]566762[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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