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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2945999, member: 44132"]Here is the quoted paragraph from David Sear:</p><p><br /></p><p>"This is a modern (probably 19th century) cast forgery of a brass sestertius of Nero (AD 54-68) issued at Lugdunum c. AD 65. It displays all the usual characteristics of a cast, such as pitted surfaces, edge smoothing, and very poor definition of the types and legends. The sestertii of Nero have been much forged, due to their popularity with collectors resulting from his highly recognizable portraiture and the usual interest of many of the reverse types."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2945999, member: 44132"]Here is the quoted paragraph from David Sear: "This is a modern (probably 19th century) cast forgery of a brass sestertius of Nero (AD 54-68) issued at Lugdunum c. AD 65. It displays all the usual characteristics of a cast, such as pitted surfaces, edge smoothing, and very poor definition of the types and legends. The sestertii of Nero have been much forged, due to their popularity with collectors resulting from his highly recognizable portraiture and the usual interest of many of the reverse types."[/QUOTE]
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