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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3564207, member: 85693&quot;]As Bing notes, the fact red_spork found a die match to a known forgery (see above) makes it pretty much a forgery.&nbsp; There is always the hope that yours is the original &quot;seed&quot; coin for the fakes, but that is a pretty slender hope.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for it being a fourree, I have my doubts.&nbsp; It is very hard, for me anyway, to spot a fourree from the edge declivities and cracks - even on a solid silver coin, these areas tend to stay dark even after a harsh cleaning, giving the impression of a base core.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is an interesting issue - struck by a Pompey supporter, some speculate this was the bulk of the type Caesar took from the Roman treasury during his fight with Pompey.&nbsp; Here is an earlier post started by Sulla80:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/to-your-health-and-the-health-of-the-republic.328251/#post-3257044" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/to-your-health-and-the-health-of-the-republic.328251/#post-3257044">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/to-your-health-and-the-health-of-the-republic.328251/#post-3257044</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a worn example - more worn than Bing&#039;s and mine even has banker&#039;s marks.&nbsp; It weighs 3.56 grams, which is about right for this, I think.&nbsp; My photos are poor and do not show the somewhat concave/convex aspects to it - the OP looks &quot;flat&quot; as I noted before - which I am guessing indicates pressed (modern) vs. a struck (ancient) coin.&nbsp; Somebody with more knowledge can perhaps provide more information on &quot;pressed&quot; coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]947901[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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