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Author Topic: elagabal... fake?  (Read 624 times)

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Offline tenrec

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elagabal... fake?
« on: July 17, 2007, 12:38:37 pm »
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Re: elagabal... fake?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2007, 02:08:23 pm »
It looks fine; what makes you think it might not be?
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Re: elagabal... fake?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2007, 02:53:26 pm »
the obverse legend is blurred...
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Re: elagabal... fake?
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2007, 09:34:30 am »
So's the reverse legend, though not so obviously. As the die 'bit' into the metal, so the latter moved more towards the edge. The result is that dies often wore more towards the edge. This one is a prime example; you can see the contrast between the clarity of the devices and the blurred inscriptions.
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Re: elagabal... fake?
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2007, 12:55:12 pm »
OK. Thank you!!!
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