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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25300106, member: 10461&quot;]This looks like the &quot;Ostia&quot; type, which would be a rare and highly desirable coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>IF it was real.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Trouble is, your particular example there is mushy and suspicious-looking to me, and considering the high value it would have if real, that makes it all the more suspect.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t get your hopes too high.&nbsp; I think your suspicions are well-founded.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=197927" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=197927" rel="nofollow">Here&#039;s one that sold for $24,500 on CNG</a>!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, since I personally know nothing beyond having been able to identify the basic type, I&#039;ll move this thread to Ancients forum, as suggested, where those more experienced can weigh in on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS- sorry, I didn&#039;t see this back on March 20th when [USER=18487]@cwart[/USER] tagged me.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been mostly absent lately.</p><p><br /></p><p>PPS- it would be totally awesome if this turned out to be a genuine Ostia sestertius that just got that weird appearance as a result of some overzealous smoothing.&nbsp; But as I suggested... don&#039;t hold your breath.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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