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Offline Britanikus

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Julian II
« on: January 20, 2021, 01:47:40 pm »
Hi friends this coin was purchased in 2006 on Ebay i was still new to this type of coins .And to be honest i'm not 100% sure if it is Authentic .What is your opinion 

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Re: Julian II
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2021, 05:31:34 pm »
I suspect this was a genuine, though worn, coin that was substantially tooled.  Hair, face details, head of bull "re-engraved" and all lettering trimmed.  The "re-patinated" - i.e. painted green.   The outlines match but not much else.

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