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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2274212, member: 42773&quot;]I agree the coin looks suspicious, but it should be noted that porosity is not necessarily an indication of casting. Some ancient silver coins acquire crystallized, or reticulated surfaces over time. But these kinds of surfaces look quite different from the porosity of a cast coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look at this denarius of Hadrian for an example of the type of reticulation that can occur on an authentic coin. Notice that despite the porous surfaces, the coin exhibits the flow lines of striking, particularly on the obverse...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453406[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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