Some interesting greek silver coins offered to me. They look as close to authentic as I have seen. However, alarm bells went off when I saw the Naxos drachm which is a very rare coin and the location in Bulgaria. What does everyone think?
Just some unsolicited questions...how long have you been buying ancient coins? What country in the world is among the top producers of counterfeit coins? Is the price of the lot a very good deal?
..from what i can see they look ok to me...got weight & measurement? O...bulgaria?!? ..theres nothing comes out of Bulgaria thats not subject to question...other than that...
Agree with the other CT'ers that all the OP coins are fakes. The Naxos coin is definitely suspect, and the lack of details on the others, as well as their association with the Naxos coin likely condemns them as well. These are not the best fakes I've seen on the market today... I continue to be impressed at the ingenuity of modern forgers. As has been stated on CT many times before, Bulgaria has a veritable cottage industry producing fake coins. Just tool around the EBay Medievals section to see the masses of rare "Anglo-Saxon" coins being offered for sale. Not to cough up an old hairball, but I find it interesting that Lanz now officially offers fakes on EBay (labelled as such). From the pictures, the most recent ones have sometimes been virtually indistinguishable from the real deal. From the bidding, I suspect that some of the bidders don't believe these coins are actually fake. It has shaken my confidence in being able to identify fakes, and has put me a lot more on my guard when considering EBay purchases.
Fake AF, especially the Naxos drachm. Until you feel confident spotting fakes, buy from reputable well-known dealers.
