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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aleph, post: 3517227, member: 89969&quot;]The auction house is unconvinced.&nbsp; The core of their argument is that the style and fabric are too good for an unofficial issue and the age old argument ‘someone else did it first’.&nbsp; Here is the response:</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your views on this unrecorded issue appearing in our auction.&nbsp; It is always hard to identify an unrecorded issue.&nbsp; This coin was previously auctioned by Baldwins A83 with this ID and purchased by our present consigner.&nbsp; We saw no reason to overturn Baldwins attribution.&nbsp; The coin is not recorded in RIC.&nbsp; It seems to be an official bronze mint product of the size that would be attributed as a semis (because of the portrait) or possibly a quadrans.&nbsp; In our mind the presence of a portrait sways the attribution to a Semis.&nbsp; The quality of execution points to an official issue rather then a barbaric issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your theory that the coin is a Limes denarius has some merit but seems to be a less likely alternative.&nbsp; The coin is also not listed as a denarius; it is similar to RIC.28a but has different legends.&nbsp; The metal is not the usual metal used in limes denarii which typically has a slight gray sheen; it is bronze with a green patina.&nbsp; The coin is not an copy of a known denarius which is typical for Limes issues.&nbsp; It is of good portrait style and has regular lettering and different but well composed legends which speak against the thought that it is a imitative or barbaric issue of a denarius.&nbsp; The lack of any silver look to the coin at all, would make it hard to pass as a normal denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consequently, we stand by our original attribution as a Semis; the same attribution as used by Baldwins in their auction for this coin a couple of years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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