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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 13539528, member: 110226&quot;]I wonder if some of the &quot;limes&quot; denarii were struck, rather than cast.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a coin that I picked up earlier this year, as a post auction remainder lot (didn&#039;t attract any bids).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius, AE &quot;limes&quot; denarius, AD145-160.&nbsp; Acquired from Roma E-Sale 100, lot 1100.</b></p><p><b>3.40 grams</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1530030[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin could be a high quality cast, but I am more inclined to think it was struck from leftover dies.&nbsp; The portrait as well as the reverse are quite nice for this type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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