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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 940557, member: 19463&quot;]Randy;</p><p>J is a classic example of a plated fourree of Nero.&nbsp; The style is very good for these making one wonder if the counterfeiter might have had experience in the real mint.&nbsp; It is definitely ancient and probably circulated along with good coins until the wear started to reveal the copper core.&nbsp; Of my plated denarii, this has the best diagnostic details including a complete circular seam on the reverse where the silver foil overlapped and wear on some of the letters showing core on the high points.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most collectors avoid ancient counterfeits but they definitely were part of the monetary history of their day and, I believe, very collectible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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