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Offline suarez

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Civil war denarius?
« on: November 05, 2018, 02:56:00 am »
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Can anyone vouch for this coin? It looks all kinds of wrong to me but am hesitant to write it off as a fake. Maybe someone else has come across an undeniably genuine coin that is similar enough.

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[ADDED BY ADMIN: Civil War, Vindex AR Denarius. Uncertain mint in Gaul, AD 68. MONETA, head of Juno Moneta to right, PACI•P•R, clasped hands holding winged caduceus. Martin -, cf. 55 for obverse type and 41-43 for reverse type; BMC -; RIC -; C. -; Nicolas -. 3.83g, 17mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Unique and unpublished. Of great numismatic interest.]

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Re: Civil war denarius?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2018, 06:02:49 pm »
If Martin and Nicolas did not include this type, I am pretty sure this really is unique. On the other hand, both obverse and reverse die types are listed in Martin, so why not? I do not have his book at hand now, so I cannot check the style. This one is remarkably splendid. I wonder...
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