I just received this coin today:
ANTONINVS
PIVS AVG GERMFORTVNAE REDVCIFortuna standing left with rudder and
cornucopia3.31 gr
It is actually darker and grayer than it appears in the photo.
Apparently, this is not a listed variety. I understand that there are many hybrids of
Severan era
denarii, and this
reverse type appears on Septimius'
RIC 378. So I would think it is one such
hybrid... except that the
obverse legend with
GERM appears long after Septimius' death. Is such a
hybrid possible, then? The coin does not appear modern to my eyes and touch. Could it be a
contemporary forgery? It also seems to be solid silver... Can anyone
help? Thank you.
Regards,
Ignasi