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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4250880, member: 85693&quot;]Interesting discussion.&nbsp; Without any authority whatsoever, I am on the fence, but leaning towards it being genuine with conservation issues.&nbsp; I&#039;m just not entirely sure about those pimples being from a casting.&nbsp; But maybe they are. </p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of poor surfaces, here is a $9.99 sestertius of Antoninus Pius I recently obtained. It is also a bit underweight (although from time to time I encounter very broad-flanned AP sestertii that are a bit light - has anybody else noticed these?) </p><p><br /></p><p>I am fairly confident it is genuine, but I&#039;m not going to bet the farm on it. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084570[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antoninus Pius&nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(c. 158-159 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG [PIVS PP T]R P XXII, laureate head right / [PI]ETATI AVG COS IIII S-C, Pietas draped standing left holding globe and child, to left and right two small girls standing. </p><p>RIC 1002; BMC 2062.</p><p>(17.34 grams / 34 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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