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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1786571, member: 42773&quot;]It&#039;s an ancient phoney. The counterfeiters used silver-plated bronze to strike the fouree denarii, and the plating wore off over time. If enough wears off, you get the zombie coin effect.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On top of that the coin is a mule. The obverse belongs to Vespasian and the reverse to Domitian - I suspect someone stole a couple of random dies from the mint.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Roman penalties for counterfeiters were severe. It&#039;s fascinating and macabre to consider that the maker of that coin may have been fed to the beasts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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