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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2782939, member: 39084&quot;]This particular type of Galba denarius is readily available -- my cursory search on ACSEARCH found over 140 of these coins -- and the above coin doesn&#039;t immediately shout &quot;forgery.&quot;&nbsp; The surfaces appear normal, centering is typical of this type, and the portrait seems within the range of examples listed on ACSEARCH.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;A small warning sign might be the weight, which at 3.01g. is low for this type; most of the ACSEARCH examples are over 3.2g., although I did find one sold by Pegasi in 2012 that weighed 2.85g.&nbsp; So the weight alone wouldn&#039;t disqualify it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Auction prices for Galba denarii in this condition seem to fall in the $200 - $400 range, so if you bought it from a reputable dealer for a price in that range, you&#039;re probably OK.</p><p><br /></p><p>One other thought: does the flan crack at 12 o&#039;clock on the obverse and 6 o&#039;clock on the reverse go all the way through the flan?&nbsp; A true flan crack (if it&#039;s the same one on obverse and reverse) should go through the flan; if not, it might be a fake of some sort.</p><p><br /></p><p>Otherwise it seems like a nice coin and a good start to your 12 Caesars set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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