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Offline okidoki

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Hadrian denarius mule or?
« on: September 29, 2016, 03:09:24 pm »
Hi all,

Would this be a mule or a an eastern mint?

Reference.
RIC -, cf 260 for reverse

Obv. [IMP] CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG
laureate and draped bust facing right

Rev. PIETAS AVG
Pietas seated left, holding a patera and a sceptre,

2.95 gr
18 mm
6h  
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Re: Hadrian denarius mule or?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2016, 03:58:31 pm »
Apparently a modern fake, with very improbable combination of obv. of c. 120s with rev. of c. 132.

There's already a specimen from the same dies in the Fake Reports, offered by a Notorious Fake Seller in Jan. 2016.
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Re: Hadrian denarius mule or?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2016, 04:01:53 pm »
Oh no,

I will search reports thank you

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Re: Hadrian denarius mule or?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2016, 04:05:54 pm »
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Re: Hadrian denarius mule or?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2016, 04:47:31 pm »
Quote from: okidoki on September 29, 2016, 04:05:54 pm
Well it was even my own report

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