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Author Topic: Was this Julia Mamaea denarius tooled both obverse and reverse  (Read 665 times)

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Offline Robert K

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Was this Julia Mamaea denarius tooled both obverse and reverse
« on: September 18, 2018, 12:30:01 am »
I am wondering if anyone else has an opinion about this coin having been tooled. I do not see any tooling marks but I am a little surprised at how sharp and high the hair details are on the obverse when the die seems to be mid-stage.  I think the reverse has a good strike but very intricate lines in Juno.

Thank you for any opinions.
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Re: Was this Julia Mamaea denarius tooled both obverse and reverse
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2018, 03:46:36 am »
In my opinion the coin is not tooled.
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Re: Was this Julia Mamaea denarius tooled both obverse and reverse
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2018, 04:09:46 am »
The seller, who is a well known and reputable one, describes it as having "a fantastic bust and an incredible reverse".

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Offline stevex6

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Re: Was this Julia Mamaea denarius tooled both obverse and reverse
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2018, 09:09:16 am »
Great coin => total winna

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Offline Robert K

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Re: Was this Julia Mamaea denarius tooled both obverse and reverse
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2018, 03:14:40 pm »
Quote from: maridvnvm on September 18, 2018, 04:09:46 am
The seller, who is a well known and reputable one, describes it as having "a fantastic bust and an incredible reverse".


I was wondering why I didn't remember reading that. I went back to the dealer's description and saw it was written in French. As soon as I see the French language, I bail out. This time I read it and a few of the words are close enough to English I could make out some of the description.
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Offline Robert K

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Re: Was this Julia Mamaea denarius tooled both obverse and reverse
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2018, 03:15:24 pm »
Thank you to all who replied. I appreciate your opinions.
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