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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3977171, member: 98035&quot;]It appears authentic, except that there is another one for sale right now, same chunky letters, same flan shape, same dies, exact same wear pattern:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquarius.co.nz/product/mark-antony-denarius-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquarius.co.nz/product/mark-antony-denarius-2/" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiquarius.co.nz/product/mark-antony-denarius-2/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquarius.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/antony-leg-VIII-640.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>yours:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/_20191228_060410-jpg.1046725/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/_20191228_060432-jpg.1046726/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Worn-out legionary denarii without the legion number visible are extremely common and in low demand - I have two that I got for about $15-20 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you get the legionary number and obverse legend on the coin, the value goes up significantly - enough for someone to make dies, strike coins, and then artificially wear them out. It looks like these were struck from the same dies on identical flans, worn out in the same way (notice how the VIII is cut off) and then perhaps put in a bag and shaken to give them different bag marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not 100% sure either are fake, but seeing them side by side, I wouldn&#039;t want either in my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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