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ROMAN IMPERATORS, Mark Antony, Legionary Denarius Fouree with Iron Core
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Silver-plated iron counterfeit of a Mark Antony legionary denarius.
Obv:
ANT AVG III VIR R P C
galley r., mast with banners at prow
Rev:
LEG II
legionary eagle between two standards
32 BC or later
2.35g 17mm 180deg
The coin has many blisters and breaks in the silver foil showing evidence that the core is highly corroded. There's a rusty-looking area on the rev. 7o'clock that made me test the coin with a magnet. The coin jumped to the magnet and stuck. Iron-cores are much more rare than copper.
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