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Offline Tanit

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Help . An odd coin of Maximianus !!
« on: April 16, 2015, 08:22:03 pm »
Hi
Here is an odd coin of Maximianus
Maybe a fake coin

Diameter: about 38 mm
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Re: Help . An odd coin of Maximianus !!
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2015, 08:26:23 pm »
Indeed, very fake, in my opinion!
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Re: Help . An odd coin of Maximianus !!
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2015, 08:29:14 pm »
Thank you .
I think so too. I just wanted to be sure
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Re: Help . An odd coin of Maximianus !!
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2015, 03:43:07 am »
A fantasy piece, though an original coin of Maximianus was used at one point to make part of the mould for the first side.

Where is it from?  This is the kind of thing you get offered by locals while visiting tourist sites in the Middle East.

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