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<p>[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 3970801, member: 100005"]Andres2's example has wear, but it is on the high points, as would be expected from circulation. Look at the eye on the obverse bust. It is still sharp because it is a recessed area. Look also at the areas where the obverse bust meets the fields: there is sharpness there as well. Like with the chin of Lysimachos.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other coin shows very soft details everywhere, which should not be possible with a genuine coin. I think if you compare both it should be quite obvious that the style is wrong as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 3970801, member: 100005"]Andres2's example has wear, but it is on the high points, as would be expected from circulation. Look at the eye on the obverse bust. It is still sharp because it is a recessed area. Look also at the areas where the obverse bust meets the fields: there is sharpness there as well. Like with the chin of Lysimachos. The other coin shows very soft details everywhere, which should not be possible with a genuine coin. I think if you compare both it should be quite obvious that the style is wrong as well.[/QUOTE]
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