Fake Ionia Hekte

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Lee Gilmore, Apr 16, 2023.

  1. Lee Gilmore

    Lee Gilmore Active Member

    Hi guys.
    I'm looking to buy the coin below. It is very similar to one sold by Nomos Auctions number 3 lot 123 in 2011. Same dies but different coin. I am a bit concerned that it could be a cast copy. It weighs 2.61gm. What do you think? Screenshot_20230416_185541.jpg
     
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  3. Nicholas Molinari

    Nicholas Molinari Well-Known Member

    What makes you think it is cast?
     
  4. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC

    Looks struck to me, but I've never owned any of these.
     
  5. Ricardo123

    Ricardo123 Well-Known Member

    Ten years ago only 3-4 examples known, so very very rare. It surprising if cast for such uncommon coin.
     
  6. Lee Gilmore

    Lee Gilmore Active Member

     
  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I'm sorry, I am not qualified to say, but I'll take this as an excuse to shamelessly post my own little unrelated hekte, if you'll forgive the non-sequitur. :)

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  8. Lee Gilmore

    Lee Gilmore Active Member

    Nice
     
  9. JohnnyC

    JohnnyC Active Member

  10. romismatist

    romismatist Well-Known Member

    It doesn't look cast to me either.
     
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  11. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    That's an awesome 1/6 Stater @Lee Gilmore. Congrats for such a beauty.

    I would suggest that you edit the title of your post and delete the word "Fake" or else add a question mark, because for a reader it seems to say that it is a fake, and thus conveys a wrong message. Just my humble opinion :)
     
  12. Lee Gilmore

    Lee Gilmore Active Member

    Yes sorry forgot the question mark.
     
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  13. Lee Gilmore

    Lee Gilmore Active Member

    Hi everyone. I purchased this coin which turned up with a sales ticket from Roma Numismatics. Wish they had told me it had been sold by them a few years ago because that would have eased my fears. IMG_20230504_144402.jpg
     
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