Newp: I got a new Republican denarius as well

I asked him about the edges and there wasn't any, and I asked him to drop the coin for silver sound.

He did post the coin on Forvm and got one reply stating the same that it's suspect. Its just waiting for a reply from Alegandron.

 

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Thank you very much Doug. I have posted to FORVM... but I better go back and ensure I followed your suggested posting method...

 

Low weight (3.0g), color is not a rich silver color, it sounds the same as silver (tested it against several OTHER denarii), as earlier I stated it was one of the first denarii I purchased, and got in at a "reasonable" price. However, Seller seems not to have specialized in Ancients. Seller not anxious to resolve being that it was purchased several years ago, but let the question open...

 

Please see pics of the edge if you would like to view... saw no seam, did not see a sprue mark, but that does not mean it wasn't chamfered or polished... red_spork...sorry that I hijacked your great denarius thread!

 

Looks like its pressed rather then struck.

 

Yeah, compared to my other republicans, it just looks "not right". Lesson LEARNED!

 

Not a problem! I'm here to talk and learn about coins, and the ensuing discussion from the "hijacking" has been very interesting.