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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 4740978, member: 75525&quot;]Looks like you found a die match, thanks..... I think. The die may be a bit older than 10 years.</p><p>I was aware the coin was is not from a known EID-MAR die. The only question I had was when was it produced? </p><p>The seller offered his opinion - </p><blockquote><p>It is thought to be a contemporary forgery ie., at the time of Brutus. The coin was definitely a struck coin and not cast and has the weight and silver composition of other military pieces of the time of Brutus.... David Sear said the following: &#039;The style of the portrait is certainly curious and seems to differ markedly from that of other published specimens. The piece definitely looks ancient, but I wonder whether it might be some type of &#039;contemporary forgery&#039; struck unofficially in Imperatorial times in imitation of the regular issue.&nbsp; </p></blockquote><p>The seller said the coin was bought some time ago. </p><blockquote>Ex Dr. Adrian Carr Collection and purchased in 2001.</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=371117" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=371117" rel="nofollow">https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=371117</a>&nbsp; </p></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>A friend of mine checked the metal of the coin and said the %gold is consistent with an ancient coin. I spoke with Dr Carr on the phone. He said he did buy the coin in 2001. I attempted to contact David Sear about the coin and had no response. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think about the same as I did a couple of years ago, I will never own a good pedigree EID-MAR. This is about as close as I will come.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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