Yeah, I think his name is Andre Cichos. I've bought some coins from him as well. Genuine material, no issues.
This is great - many thanks for posting!
yes, definitely interested in seeing more of these fakes for my own education - always interested in learning...
Would be cool to see some of your stone age arrowheads or other chert tools as well some time. Always look forward to the posts of your finds......
Wow, thanks for the heads up, Martin. I guess the forgers are keeping busy during the pandemic as well. At first glance, and without their "twins"...
Yep
Currently on EBay from a formerly respected seller. Would you buy these coins? The metal has been aged to appear genuine, but treatment of all 3...
Looks like you've got a decent clutch of Judean coins, @Collecting Nut!
OMG @+VGO.DVCKS, that's so true! It's a real chore to slog through all those Bulgarian fakes in the US Mediaeval Coins section to find the few...
I would definitely agree with @red_spork. The more real coins you look at (either on-line during the pandemic but always better in person when...
Whoa, here we go again with Lanz. To be fair, the coin looks genuine to me, but Lanz has sold more than a few high-end fakes (see previous posts...
They were regional usurpers
Looks like an as of Trajan.
Beautiful coin in incredible condition! Wow!
Sounds like an admirable pursuit.! Great way to get enjoyment out of the hobby...
These would all be things I would look for as making a coin suspect, but in and of themselves would not always guarantee the coin is a fake. A lot...
LOL I saw that this one is being offered by Lanz on EBay yesterday... sigh... I thought that dealers' reputations would be important, but I guess...
Pretty cool! What's your next project? o_O
Nah, definitely not an ancient coin. Agree with the others that it is some kind of fantasy piece. The legends on the reverse don't appear legible...
Wow. Crazy, but it is a die match with ones posted in Ilya Prokopov's Fake Ancients Database. Would have fooled me at first glance, but not after...
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