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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 8301386, member: 56653"]I think that the Leu specimen looks "smoothed" and possibly even re-carved and then "smoothed" on the reverse but the DNW specimen looks natural. The strike in "lead" that RIC via Cohen via Mionnet mention and the Caracalla fourree on CNG plus the fact that there is no official silver issue of this type for neither Severus or Caracalla are what made me think of 'limes falsa' coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for your input mr. Murphy.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: These are unremarkable at a first glance. If corroded and worn, like my specimen, I imagine it's very easy for them to fly beneath the regular radar of collectors. Perhaps there are more specimens in trays and pick bins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 8301386, member: 56653"]I think that the Leu specimen looks "smoothed" and possibly even re-carved and then "smoothed" on the reverse but the DNW specimen looks natural. The strike in "lead" that RIC via Cohen via Mionnet mention and the Caracalla fourree on CNG plus the fact that there is no official silver issue of this type for neither Severus or Caracalla are what made me think of 'limes falsa' coinage. Thank you for your input mr. Murphy. PS: These are unremarkable at a first glance. If corroded and worn, like my specimen, I imagine it's very easy for them to fly beneath the regular radar of collectors. Perhaps there are more specimens in trays and pick bins.[/QUOTE]
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