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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 2733931, member: 36818&quot;]Die matches are normal with rare sestertii and point more to the coins&#039; authenticity, given that there is nothing else suspect about them in terms of style or method of manufacture (such as casting seams or air bubbles). Both coins look fine to me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By the same logic, two die-matched coins that exhibit no evidence of double striking would also be fakes, because they were struck in a near identical way.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of these two coins, both are double struck, yes. But while the double-struck areas are very similar, they are not identical. Double strikes are common with sestertii. If the same team using the same dies double-struck one coin, they are likely to double strike the next coin in a very similar way due to their particular rhythm and pattern of movement while working. This would naturally result in a series of very similar double strikes. So the fact that the double-struck areas of these coins are similar but not identical is further evidence of their authenticity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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