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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;catadc, post: 3899963, member: 103515&quot;]Some time ago, when the interest on byzantines started sprouting, one of the few dealers I patronize on ebay listed a follis of Justinian I, mintmark NIK, officina A, year XII. It seemed a strange listing, considering the other coins in the batch, so I searched it, found out is a fake and wrote to the guy. He promptly cancelled the listing, checked, and relisted it as a &quot;museum quality reproduction etc etc&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several months later, last week, I have seen this coin four times. Twice at the Numismata Frankfurt. Once with each of these two known dealers below. If you hurry up, you can still buy one (ebay item no. 303364309528). I wrote to Savoca after the auction and they answered that will pass the message to their descriptor. Saw here on the forum that this is their standard answer. The coin sold for 32 EUR. Maybe will not be delivered. Lanz did not bother to answer, and I expect that their experts will ignore the opinion of a bottom feeder novice and will finalize the transaction for this great piece of modern history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your experience with <b>byzantine fakes</b>, preferably with photos, so that the beginners like me can learn.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1027894[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1027895[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1027896[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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