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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3782108, member: 80783&quot;]Here are six large bronzes of Vitellius, RIC 141, obviously from the same pair of dies (or casting form) - note the unusual GERMA-N and the obverse legend error omitting the (TR) P due to missing space.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) sold on VCOINS as a Paduan (23,71 mm, 34 mm):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1010104[/ATTACH]</p><p>2) Bertolami Fine Arts, sold as Paduan (35 mm, 25,23g, 6 h):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1010106[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3) a Paduan, posted by CT member Carthago:[ATTACH=full]1010102[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>4) Uppsala Coin Cabinett (19,89 gr / 35,55 mm / 7,5h) &quot;most probably a later forgery&quot;:[ATTACH=full]1010101[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>5) Harvard Art Museum, supposed to be genuine (22,74 gr, 7 h):[ATTACH=full]1010103[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>6) Gorny &amp; Mosch, sold as genuine (22,22 gr):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1010090[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I think all of these (including the last two) must be cast forgeries from the same source despite the different weight (and flan shape) due to the identical wear pattern (the presumably genuine specimen in the British Museum is from a different pair of dies).</p><p><br /></p><p>Any suggestions? I still need one of these...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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