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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hoth2, post: 2167193, member: 74431&quot;]Hi guys--I&#039;ve got another authenticity puzzle.&nbsp; I just got the coin below in the mail.&nbsp; It was described as:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Philip I AR Antoninianus. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust right / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left with scales &amp; cornucopia. RIC 27b, RSC </p><p><br /></p><p>THIS COIN WAS HOLED IN ANCIENT TIMES AND HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I weighed it at 4.19.&nbsp; I would very much like it to be real because </p><p><br /></p><p>1. I paid money for it and prefer to pay money for things that are real.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. It&#039;s got a ton of character.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have doubts because of the semi-weak letters, especially on the reverse (could this just be the result of a worn reverse die?), and that weird looking G in the AVG on the obverse.&nbsp; I&#039;m wondering if maybe somebody at some point, scraped the surface smooth and hit the bottom of that G?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]417846[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]417847[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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