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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 3319593, member: 37707&quot;]Looks good to me. Like [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER], I think it&#039;s difficult to jump to conclusions on what a provincial should look like when their styles, legends, and control marks are all over the place. I also agree with you in the argument of &quot;why make a fake?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: here&#039;s an obverse/reverse die match to your example. I think we&#039;re venturing into the 99.9% genuine territory.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]880126[/ATTACH]</p><p>Gordian III AE Pentassarion. Thrace, Odessos Mint 238-244 AD. Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian right, vis-à-vis draped bust of Serapis left. Reverse: Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. References: AMNG I 2355; Varbanov 4501. Size: 26mm, 11.43g</p><p><br /></p><p>Currently for sale <a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/romae-aeternae/item.php?id=1028&amp;lang=en" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/romae-aeternae/item.php?id=1028&amp;lang=en" rel="nofollow">here</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Note the dimples are in separate areas of the flan; most probably negating the &quot;They&#039;re both cast fakes from the same die&quot; argument that&#039;s probably incoming.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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