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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 7902463, member: 115171&quot;]Looks to me as if all the VOTIS V siliquae show Julian II without a beard, or at least I haven’t found any exceptions thus far.&nbsp; If this is true, then a bearded VOTIS V siliqua with a misspelled mint designation would seem likely to be imitative, or fake.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The flan crack suggests it was struck, unless forgers can fake that too.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am going to assume no.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So was it struck by a modern forger, or an ancient forger.&nbsp; How can one tell the difference?</p><p><br /></p><p>Should I send it to a third party grader?&nbsp; If yes, to which one?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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