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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2243790, member: 42773&quot;]Counterfeits are as old as coins. Here is a Roman denarius with obverse of Vespasian, reverse of Domitian (Fortuna). Somebody stole a couple of dies and stamped out some mules. This coin is only silver plated, and over the centuries, the plating has worn off, exposing the bronze core.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ugly, but interesting. The Romans had decisive ways of dealing with counterfeiters - they were fed to the beasts in the arena. I wonder if the maker of this coin got away with it, or wound up as lion fodder.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]442887[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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