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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orinius, post: 2053599, member: 73255&quot;]Hello everyone. I&#039;m worried i may have blundered and been tricked by a couple of recent Ebay purchases.</p><p>The first is an antoninianus of Probus. Weight is 2.7 g and diameter is 23 mm at it&#039;s widest point. Legend reads.</p><p>Obv: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate,</p><p>cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: TEMPOR FELICI, Felicitas standing right., holding caduceus</p><p>and cornucopiae; I in exe.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is a denar of Caracalla. Weight 3.1 g and diameter 19.5 mm at it&#039;s widest point. Legend reads.</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right;&nbsp; </p><p>Rev: MARTI PROPVGNATORI, Mars walking left, holding spear and trophy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just read recently that there has been thousands of forged antoninianus of Probus that have been distributed as genuine coins and the Caracalla denar seems to sharp with to much lustre on the bust now that i have it in hand.</p><p>Can anyone tell from the pictures whether these coins are forgeries?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/wobbly5/media/Probus_zpsd9547c32.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/wobbly5/media/Probus_zpsd9547c32.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj488/wobbly5/Probus_zpsd9547c32.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/wobbly5/media/Caracalla_zpsa8482b06.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/wobbly5/media/Caracalla_zpsa8482b06.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj488/wobbly5/Caracalla_zpsa8482b06.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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