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I didn't think there was a need to be a fraudulent ebay seller to receive the wrath of FAC, ebay seller was generally enough

 

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Unless that is somehow an ancient imitation, it's not authentic. The design is completely incorrect and likely made from scratch from modern dies. Here's a link to CRRO to see real examples: http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-522.2

I sent an email to the auction house but I've never received an answer in the past so I doubt I will now. It won't be pulled.

 

"It would help if such listings were accompanied with more detailed explanations of the evidence."
I should not have merged the Philip II fakes but posted them separately to forgerynetwork.
Will add them separately, too.
I added them to forgerynetwork, because

1: fakes from this dies are know less than 6 years
Freeman and Sear (this coin) 2011, NAC 2011, New York Sale 2013
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=920149
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1485566
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=972954

NAC piece was withdrawn, too after Auction, notified them.

2: the style is much cruder than on authentic examples, an
Authentic one for comparison:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1995168

3: these fakes were sold in the last years by several Bulgarian fake seller.
I bought one (added picture to my post) of them and the weight of my specimen from the same dies is wrong 10,32g and the patina is fake only black paint and the surface is pressed and not struck.

Not sure if this really helps.
Best regards
Daniel

 

FWIW, this coin was finally pulled after being ridiculed on other forums, particularly Lamoneta.it. I never got a response from my email to Lanz. I would never recommend buying from them unless you are sure of the coin.

 

Is this about low quality fakes, too?
Cast of a published fake of modern dies.
Notice that the legend letters are incomplete, cast fakes have often problems to copy the letters well.
IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 16 No.1 1991 Page 18 Fig 13

https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2747&category=57508&lot=2325249

http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=BDRAbTuSbGY=

 

+1
Considering their attitude towards tooling & smoothing(discussed elsewhere on this forum) I wouldn't buy from them even if I was sure of the coin.

 

Hi all.
Well done guys, let's keep to be vigilant!
I just updated the first two parts about Lipara on my blog:
https://numismaticfakes.wordpress.c...ipara-part-ii-with-additions-and-corrections/
https://numismaticfakes.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/the-fake-coinage-of-lipara/

With kindest regards.
Raul