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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3223874, member: 85693&quot;]Every once in a while, souvenir Roman coins from the town of Bath turn up on eBay.&nbsp; I&#039;ve bought a couple, and they&#039;ve been pretty nice (and genuine).&nbsp; This one, however, turned out to be a fake - but an ancient one, as far as I can tell.&nbsp; While trying to research it, from what I can tell it is rather scarce - at least there weren&#039;t many I could find online, none on Wildwinds.&nbsp; (RIC 303 - Genuine examples, that is!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry the photos were a bit dark, but here it is.&nbsp; In hand, the silver plating is considerably more silvery as compared to the base core. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]839878[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]839879[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Denarius (fourrée) </b></p><p><b>(202-201 A.D.) Rome Mint </b></p><p>SEVERVS PIVS AVG laureate head right / VIRT AVGG, Virtus standing left, holding Victory in right hand, resting left hand on shield, spear resting against left arm. </p><p>RIC 303 (Bath, UK souvenir)</p><p>(2.37 grams / 17 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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