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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3075167, member: 44316&quot;]Here is a a coin I bought in 1998. Back then denarii of this base metal were not called &quot;limes-denarii&quot; but now coins like this one are.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]773367[/ATTACH]</p><p>Diadumenian (217-218)</p><p>19-17 mm.&nbsp; 6:00.&nbsp; 2.75 grams</p><p>Patinated black. Official style. Could this be a cast? Or could it be official and the silver has just tarnished to black?</p><p>It is light weight, but so is the genuine BMC specimen.</p><p>M OPEL ANT DIADUMENIAN CAES</p><p>/SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing left, holding flower.</p><p>Sear 2072. BMC (Macrinus) 94, plate 81.3 (2.62 grams!). RIC 116.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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