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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7867646, member: 10461"]Indeed. A brassy, yellowish color is not so unusual on a sestertius, so that detail alone would not necessarily be a red flag.</p><p><br /></p><p>The softness of the details and lettering, on the other hand- highly indicative of a cast rather than struck piece (not to mention that incuse little “R” or whatever it is)- <i>those</i> rang my warning bells.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below: an authentic sestertius of Antoninus Pius, showing the yellowish color of the orichalcum alloy. Note that while this is a well worn coin in modest grade, the details are still better defined and the lettering is crisper than on the cast fake above (now that we seem to have confirmed my suspicions that that’s indeed what it is.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1355308[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7867646, member: 10461"]Indeed. A brassy, yellowish color is not so unusual on a sestertius, so that detail alone would not necessarily be a red flag. The softness of the details and lettering, on the other hand- highly indicative of a cast rather than struck piece (not to mention that incuse little “R” or whatever it is)- [I]those[/I] rang my warning bells. Below: an authentic sestertius of Antoninus Pius, showing the yellowish color of the orichalcum alloy. Note that while this is a well worn coin in modest grade, the details are still better defined and the lettering is crisper than on the cast fake above (now that we seem to have confirmed my suspicions that that’s indeed what it is.) [ATTACH=full]1355308[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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