Last night I sent a message to the seller expressing my concerns. They have removed the listing and sent the following response.
I'm looking through wildwinds, CNG archives, etc and so far haven't seen any other Roman Republic ARs of this era which have evidence of a sprue.
Yeah, I think it's a modern cast fake :( Price is too good to be true too. And I just noticed that the seller says (after giving some history of...
I spent an hour checking for known forgery matches. ForgeryNetwork, Forum, Esty, and half a dozen others. Didn't find any examples for this...
I am looking for a particular Roman Republic denarius and thought this one might fit the bill. But... Is that a sprue?! Is this a cast modern...
I guess CTers have short attention spans ;)
Stumbled upon it while looking for other things. Want want want! Dang though... they're really expensive and I don't see any coming up for...
STOP IT! You're making me want to collect Nabataeans and already I'm spending too much money :)
Wow, nice pickups!
This is a beautiful coin! Congratulations on a fine purchase :) Agree with Bing regarding new vs old style. One of each would be dandy though....
I had no idea they were so expensive. Hmm. I can't see spending that much money on one.
I think I should acquire an aes grave for my RHAC set* *Ridiculously Huge Ancient Coins, aka WFIF set** **Won't Fit In Flip
Doucet, those are some really great patinas!
I really do like the large Ptolemy bronzes. Here's one I picked up in July. Great patina! [ATTACH] Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy IV Philopater,...
Well OK then. Here's one with an anchor. Bought it by accident the other day. Was skyping with my mom while keeping an eye on an auction. The lot...
Very interesting, as usual. Can you post more info about these, or links for further reading?
LOL, I thought this was going to be an 'everyone post their ___' thread. Wasn't sure if it was anchors or Antiochos. Must be tired. So......
Confused... is this an Antiochos thread or is it an anchors thread? o_O
Whizbro, there are tons of Ptolemies out there and I bet you can find one you like without breaking the bank. Go for it!
I am so happy with this purchase! The tets are Salonina, Severina, and Tacitus. [IMG]
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