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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 5332295, member: 80952&quot;][USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] - you are correct. Apparently a die match. So 99.9999% a fake.</p><p>I even emailed Mr Goldsborough to see his opinion, but it is extremely unlikely to own a genuine type from which the Specimen 40 was copied. </p><p>I knew that this type of coin is a favorite for the Bulgarian forgers but I wasn&#039;t expecting this level. </p><p><br /></p><p>My mistake was that I saw the corrosion and knowing a lot of Apollonia drachms were gathered, literally, from the Black Sea, I thought it was a good sign.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hammer price was lower than I expected - I thought people didn&#039;t like corrosion but apparently they knew better than me. </p><p><br /></p><p>I already emailed the auction house - we have a good relationship and they have a very good reputation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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