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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 731793, member: 9204&quot;]Well, its time I posted some new favorites. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/s_die.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Forger’s reverse die of sestertius</p> <p style="text-align: center">mid 2nd century AD –&nbsp; AE or PB? 53.5g, 35x6mm</p> <p style="text-align: center">four-tiered pyre topped by facing quadriga</p> <p style="text-align: center">CONSECRATIO, SC in retrograde</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">type of RIC 315, 1266 (Antoninus Pius); 333, 1511 (Lucius Verus); 441, 662 (Marcus Aurelius)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">ex Dmitry Markov New York Sale XI, unsold</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">When a counterfeiter prepared his dies, he could either engrave them himself, in a style easily be distinguishable from official mint issues, or he could use a genuine, mint issued host coin. He would then impress this design into a piece of bronze and affix it to the iron die-shaft. This object likely represents a counterfeiter’s first attempt, a practice strike in lead.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/Constantius%20II%20solidus%2C%20Antioch%2C%20337-361%20AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Constantius II</p> <p style="text-align: center">AV – Solidus, 21 mm, 4.05g</p> <p style="text-align: center">Antioch, 337-361 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVG</p> <p style="text-align: center">draped, cuirassed bust r.</p> <p style="text-align: center">GLORIA REI-PVBLICAE</p> <p style="text-align: center">Roma and Constantinopolis seated holding hield with VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX</p> <p style="text-align: center">SMANI in ex.</p> <p style="text-align: center">RIC VIII Antioch 83&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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