Nah, the one from Tarentum is actually Taras, or sometimes the figure is referred to as Phalanthos ;)
See this link: https://www.webstore.com/item/Fantasy-912AD-Ancient-Judaea-Prutah-Marcus-Ambibulus-Not-Genuine/93583203 . Not exact, but close...
Looks like a tourist copy of a Jewish prutah?
IMHO, the Heritage coin prices you showed are definitely inflated (maybe it's because I've been collecting for such a long time that these prices...
Looks authentic to me as well.
Nice coin... looks genuine to me...
Agree with everyone's thoughts here. Selling these is knowingly participating in fraud. "Novelty strike" is not enough of a reason to sell a...
Perfect, Martin. Again, many thanks for raising awareness of these. I find these posts very helpful so I am aware of the fakes out there. Please...
These fakes are very similar to the ones that Lanz has been selling off and on over the past year or so. These coins lack any of the black gunk...
Another interesting clue as to this being a fake is on the reverse - the fields are way too even and smooth, and the edges of the coin show no...
Thank you for your continued vigilance - it is much appreciated!
LOL you finally found the silver bullet ;)
very nice!
Hmmm. I wondered whether that black gunk was recently applied or not... knowing Lanz, it was likely applied to mask the coin's shortcomings like...
Patina, not bronze disease.
Love it - great find and great detective-work, Aidan!
Interesting! I have a bronze like the one in the lower left of the photo as well but always thought it was a piece of something rather than an aes...
Yes that one is of Godfrey the Bearded. Apparently this one is attributed to Mere as well, although I have seen it previously attributed to other...
I have recently noticed that there are also (Scandinavian?) imitations of the Hermann of Kalvelage type from Emden (AMVTHON). They are going for a...
Love the coins of this period! Yes, I collect the coins of Jever (you sometimes see the legend "GEHEREI" on the cross side of some of the Hermann...
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