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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severatus, post: 2124112, member: 74162&quot;][ATTACH=full]403188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]403198[/ATTACH] Since everyone is whipping out their Vespasians..... I figured I should as well..</p><p><br /></p><p>The patina is actually pretty dark</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the Obverse lettering - can you see the underlying type?</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think it is double struck or struck twice on the same side ect</p><p><br /></p><p>There are tool marks around the profile &amp; lettering changing the letters.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]403191[/ATTACH] there are various depths in the field throughout as though the engraver was creating new planes on which to work from.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this obverse is a re-cut die - If you look at the portrait profile I believe there are hints to the possible emperor but, I gotta finish the research to say for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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