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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2527325, member: 77077&quot;]TIF, this one you found sure looks like a cast, with the soft details and the pits all over.&nbsp; It does have sprues.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Maybe it is just corroded?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]539673[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end authenticity of ancients is an opinion.&nbsp; The best evidence seems to be exact matches with coins from collections 100s of years old.&nbsp; Even those collections had fakes though, that got exposed over time.&nbsp; To protect yourself you really need to do a lot of legwork and it helps to have a lot of references.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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