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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3229881, member: 85693&quot;]I saw that one, and I agree with the others - it does not look official to me.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here is mine - bought in 1992, it is one of my first ancients:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]843190[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I have bought from that seller, who lists enormous numbers of Roman imperial denarii, mostly Trajan-Commodus, with a few falling outside that.&nbsp; Very little detail is provided, and the descriptions (title only) are often wrong (confusing Marcus Aurelius with Commodus is common).&nbsp; The coins I have bought have appeared to be genuine to me, good weight, etc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I&#039;ve wondered where these all come from, and suspect they are from the Balkans, where, so I have read, enormous numbers of Roman silver coins from that era are being discovered in hoards.&nbsp; There is some speculation (again, I got this from poking around online) that Roman silver of that era was exported during the Severan era as a kind of trade coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just wildly guessing, but it is possible if this were the case, forgeries or &quot;unofficial&quot; copies of Republican coins wound up in some of these hoards.&nbsp; The OP is too weird and off to look like the typical modern forgery.&nbsp; It almost looks Danubian Celt or some such. </p><p><br /></p><p>But again, just guessing here.&nbsp; Here is one I bought recently from this seller - I really wanted that Temple of Antoninus &amp; Faustina reverse -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]843188[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Faustina I Denarius</b></p><p><b>(c. 146-161 A.D.) </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust rt. / AED DIV FAVSTINAE, temple of Diva Faustina: railing &amp; statues in front, pediment with1 standing, 2 reclining figs. quadriga &amp; figures as acroteria.</p><p>RIC 343; BMCRE 339-343</p><p>(2.81 grams / 16 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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