Unknown Roman?
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Unknown Roman?
Hello I bought this at a flea market and having trouble identifying it. Been searching the web and have run out of resources. Any help would be appreciated thank you
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Re: Unknown Roman?
Hey M, that is Billius Bobus Maximus, Roman Proconsul of the little known territory of Westus Virginious, he was known for his massive weight and extraordinary ability to belch a 5 different languages
Sorry I could not resist, I don't know much about ancients, other than you have to be really careful buying them because fakes abound. It would be really something if this was real, I hope it is, what a great story that would be.
Sorry I could not resist, I don't know much about ancients, other than you have to be really careful buying them because fakes abound. It would be really something if this was real, I hope it is, what a great story that would be.
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Re: Unknown Roman?
Yeah there's fakes of all coins. Been getting into the ancient coinage but can't seem to identify this one. Figured if it is fake only took me for $20
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