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Offline septimus

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Geta denarius
« on: June 18, 2004, 03:51:58 am »
Hi,
What do you think about this Geta denarius ?
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Re:Geta denarius
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2004, 03:53:03 pm »
It looks like a cast from modern moulds.
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Re:Geta denarius
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2004, 01:26:04 am »
Looks fine to me, except fire damaged or less likely annealed. Look at the flan crack, obverse and reverse, no sign in the photo of closing. Would have been obverse down when heated to partial melting point. Fairly often ancient coins are fire damaged, such as in house fires (which can be how they got lost in the first place).
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Re:Geta denarius
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2004, 06:23:15 am »
I have not this coin yet but I attend to buy it ! So I need some advice.
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Re:Geta denarius
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2004, 11:09:59 pm »
    Based on the image:  might be OK, might be fake in my opinion.  I wouldn't buy it unless dealer is reliable and offers authenticity guarantee.  That's a common type, plenty of indubitable examples are available elsewhere.
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Re:Geta denarius
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2004, 11:18:17 pm »
I read the last reply and thought, "that's exactly what I should have said."  Then I saw who posted.  Of course it was Curtis - Always on target!
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Re:Geta denarius
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2004, 10:49:23 am »
My philosophy is: if you have ANY doubts about a coin's authenticity you shouldn't buy it.  Have to realize there's about two million other ancient coins to choose from on the market  ;D.
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