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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2887565, member: 85693&quot;]Nice Gordians, everyone.&nbsp; I really like his coins and there are some fine examples here. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Gordian III situation I wanted to run by you all.&nbsp; Below are 2 Gordian III&#039;s with the JOVI STATORI reverse (RIC 84).&nbsp; The dark one (on the left) I bought almost 30 years ago from a dealer in Ohio.&nbsp; The other one (right) I got late last year off eBay (it was apparently an ex-Littleton Coin offering).&nbsp; Here is the dilemma: </p><p><br /></p><p>Dark toned example weight:&nbsp; 4.18 grams</p><p>Shiny example weight:&nbsp; 1.82 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say the shiny one is a fake, but nothing else about it says &quot;fake&quot; to me - the flan is indeed kind of thin for these, but the style looks good, the strike looks good.&nbsp; It has very little wear, so I can&#039;t blame wear for the low weight.&nbsp; Anyway, here they are: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]693325[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]693329[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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