I agree, it's a shame. At least I don't feel as bad knowing that it was not an obvious fake! **eBay Seller** "apollo_archeology" I believe he is...
Approx. 13mm and 3.14g
I really appreciate the response and the research Barry! I certainly believe you, but I'm curious how we know it is a modern forgery and not an...
Will do as soon as I get home
The coin I mentioned in my first post finally arrived. I feel better about it seeing it in person, however there are still questions on the table....
Wow, what an incredible find! It's so interesting how the amphorae remain in essentially the same location and in the same shape of the ships...
Don't most ancient coins come from hoards? Isn't it just a matter of the information being undocumented or lost? Please excuse my lack of knowledge.
Haha very true! At least I'm learning. And that's all very interesting! I know mine is fairly worn but can you tell if it is crude or a more...
Possibly BMC 99.1 on WildWinds? http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/euboia/histiaia/t.html
I agree, however at this point I just want it to be genuine. As it's going to be a christmas gift, time is running out...
In researching some of the fake coins I just found this: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=16 Which...
Very interesting and thanks for the reply!
Not currently. This one is actually meant to be a gift. I ordered an ionia drachm from ebay as seen in my first post. That one also looks...
Thank you! That is good to hear!
After my first (likely failed) attempt at purchasing a genuine ancient Greek coin, I tried again last night. It is a euboea histiaia tetrobol for...
Thanks so much for sharing!
Beautiful coin! I'll look at those for sure
You're right, I'm thinking of apmex
Thanks! And of course
Thank you, I'll look into those. I've been on vcoin once before but I think I was disappointed with the fact that some coins did not show the...
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