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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2425263, member: 77077&quot;]Looking in the Hoover book on Sicily, I believe that 131 is a die match for my coin.&nbsp; The photo even shows a die break on the right claw that also exists on my coin.&nbsp; The reverse is also a die match with my coin.&nbsp; Hoover references CNS 1, pp 173-175 nos 31-35 and 37-39.&nbsp; If anyone has CNS and can look it up I would be grateful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine coin has no trace of a casting seem, and no bubbles in the fields or fuzziness in the devices that casting can bring.&nbsp; The patina looks very good, not thin and like it was recently applied.&nbsp; I am referring to the real patina under the green powdery coating that almost looks like BD. :-(</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin rings like a struck coin when gently dropped on a table and not with the dull thud of a cast coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I think this is either a really good struck fake or a genuine coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I send it to David (pretty sure I will) I would not say anything other than authenticate this for me.&nbsp; Why bias him either way?</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also be interested in what made people condemn the coin from Kunker, was it a cast fake, which would be obvious to experienced dealers?&nbsp; They said it was a horrible fake, which is not very specific.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for everyone&#039;s help. </p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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