They look real to me - no issues.
Yeah, my bet was with Florian as well... you've been having a great run of luck lately.
Wow - great job in cleaning that drachm - it actually turned out really well. And yes, that would be worth more than the $11 you paid for it....
I'm skeptical that EBay will ever kick out any fake sellers. I've reported fake sellers numerous times but have never seen them take any action....
This has happened with me a couple of times as well. I usually send a note back to the seller requesting a refund because the coin is a fake. One...
Mint looks like it could be Siscia??
This site on Magna Grecian coins is interactive and another great resource for coins of that region: http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/ Just click...
"Over thirty years ago a collector-dealer started a shop which he called Calgary Coin Gallery. Unlike most of the dealers he actively went to...
It looks like the nose was flattened somehow and someone later tried to re-etch back in some rough lines to recreate the nose and lips...? Not...
Yes, that would have been my thought as well. The letters are too crisp and the fields are too evenly flat - it looks like the coin is pressed not...
That's a nice example, @Alegandron!
Nice sleuthing, @Roman Collector!
Yes, my vote would be that it's authentic as well from the pictures...
I have two Roman "aes formatum" except they are lead in the shape of cast cockle shells... not sure if that means they also served as currency?...
It's a fake, pure and simple. I don't think it's even trying to pass as genuine. The details are too sharp, the patina too even, the surfaces too...
I would agree with @JayAg47... the Commodus coin looks real, and the other two may also be genuine from a style perspective, although the surfaces...
Hold on a second - isn't Slavey Petrov the same Slavey who makes all those Bulgarian fakes? For the record, I would agree with @Fugio1 in that I...
Apologies if it doesn't pass the "ancient" test, but I thought it made for an interesting story / writeup which some of our European members might...
Does this count? There is actually an interesting story behind this piece. Back in the '80s, when I was living in Europe (and regulations around...
Unfortunately, there are also auction houses that sell fakes even when you let them know they're fake. This Baletium tetrobol was sold by Lansky...
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