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Author Topic: is this trajan sestertius the notorious fake ?  (Read 711 times)

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is this trajan sestertius the notorious fake ?
« on: November 22, 2012, 12:34:58 pm »

Offline ionutbd

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Re: is this trajan sestertius the notorious fake ?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2012, 03:30:53 am »
looks verry much like the same die. I would say yes:)

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Re: is this trajan sestertius the notorious fake ?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2012, 09:50:02 am »
Clearly different dies compared to the first two. Just look at the bow of Trajan's laurel crown, different in all of them. The last Forum example is not so clear.

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Re: is this trajan sestertius the notorious fake ?
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2012, 11:44:54 pm »
I need to look at the coins side by side. The obverses are definitely different. Look at the laureate ties.

 

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