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Offline mdelvalle

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Titus Denarius Elephant
« on: November 19, 2011, 05:34:41 pm »
Hi
Another coins  discussed in a Spanish Forum, RIC #22a, 3,2 gr. 18 mm. 
What do you say?
Thank you in advance
Mario
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Offline David Atherton

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Re: Titus Denarius Elephant
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2011, 06:23:02 pm »
Unless there is a die match to a known fake it would be hard to tell. The details are soft but that could be because of the corrosion. Personally I would stay away from it.
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Re: Titus Denarius Elephant
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2011, 06:52:13 pm »
Again thank you, David.
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Re: Titus Denarius Elephant
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2011, 10:29:23 pm »
Looks like a fake, to me.
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Re: Titus Denarius Elephant
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011, 10:01:57 am »
The portrait seems off to me.  Possibly from modern dies.  I am not 100% certain.
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