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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Co1ns, post: 2751361, member: 87765&quot;]Hi Everyone,</p><p>New to ancient coin collecting and the forum. I&#039;ve come across some suspiciously cheap silver tetradrachms on Ebay, attributed to Apollodotos II of Baktria.</p><p><br /></p><p>There seem to be two types, resembling Bop 3B and Bop 3C from <a href="http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/baktria/kings/apollodotos_II/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/baktria/kings/apollodotos_II/t.html" rel="nofollow">http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/baktria/kings/apollodotos_II/t.html</a> , but when I compare them to full priced examples, there are a couple of things that lead me to believe they are fakes:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Lack of detail, very smooth looking all over</p><p>2. Lack of toning, far too silver</p><p>3. Lettering on reverse seems too fat</p><p>3. Some specimens have strange gunk or corrosion on them - imitation patina?</p><p>3. 15-20% of price</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller has 5 or 6 listed and says he has &quot;a large number of these in stock&quot;, seems to specialize in US coins and hasn&#039;t distinguished between the two varieties, so possible he himself has been hoodwinked.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I write this post, the more certain I become that they are fakes, though as I literally have less than 24 hours experience looking at Ancient coins, would be great if someone here with more experience could confirm my suspicions. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Oscar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bop 3B:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]630310[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]630311[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Bop 3C</p><p>[ATTACH]630312[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]630313[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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