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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 8055593, member: 44316&quot;]Here are a well-matched pair, the first official and the second an imitation of the same type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1395678[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republican denarius. 20-19 mm. 3.89 grams.</p><p>103 BC. Q. Minucius Ter M.F.</p><p>Head of Mars left in crested helmet</p><p>Two warriors fighting, the one on the left protecting a fallen comrade.</p><p>Crawford 319/1. Sear I 197.&nbsp; Minucia 19.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1395677[/ATTACH] </p><p>The same type, but fourré. 19-18 mm. 3.53 grams.</p><p>On the obverse the silver foil has broken off at 4:30 near the rim. The reverse shows much silver foil broken off. The style is convincing and I think it would have easily passed for genuine until the foil broke off. </p><p><br /></p><p>For a web page on ancient imitations of all sorts, see here:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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