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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 4885864, member: 98035&quot;]Coin 2:</p><p>Caracalla AE Sestertius</p><p>M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG, Laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind</p><p>PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM S C, Providentia standing left, holding scepter and wand over globe</p><p>30mm, 23.10g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1178954[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Other examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1178955[/ATTACH] </p><p>(CGB.FR)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1178956[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Savoca)</p><p><br /></p><p>My thoughts -</p><p><br /></p><p>Pros:</p><p>- Looks like an obverse die match to both examples</p><p>- On closer inspection, crack seems to be deep and not filled</p><p><br /></p><p>Cons:</p><p>- Suspicious patina with a lot of light metal showing through</p><p>- Details seem soft</p><p>- Hair details are too well-defined</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess: Probably genuine, hair probably tooled, whole thing heavily smoothed and probably re-patinated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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