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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4849261, member: 110350"]Sorry for the disappointment, [USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER]. I remember seeing that coin listed with Nectanebo's name, and thinking to myself, "Didn't I read somewhere that these coins are all really from Syria"?</p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of disappointments, that Marc Antony legionary denarius I won that you admired so much -- I did too! -- turns out to be a well-made modern fake. A fellow CT-er who wants to remain nameless sent me a private message with photos of a number of other examples of coins he knows to be fake (some withdrawn from major auctions) that die-match my coin exactly (although some have different legion numbers on the reverse). There's also another Legion XIX fake that die-matches mine on both sides among the fake coin reports at Forvm Ancient Coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1170948[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(The url at Forum for this coin doesn't work for me, but you can find the coin in the fake coin reports by searching for XIX AND Antony.)</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins were produced by a forger who's apparently still active, probably in Bulgaria. I was warned that there are tons of fake Antony legionary denarii out there, and that one should be very wary of buying his legionary denarii (especially, I think, when they're in this kind of excellent condition, like all the fake examples I saw), unless they have provenances going back 20 or 30 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Frank Robinson readily accepted the evidence, and apologized to me (which I didn't think was really necessary; he didn't do this on purpose and anyone can be fooled). Although by the time I wrote him he had already mailed out my coins, he said that when I get them I should just return the Antony and deduct the cost (plus NYC sales tax and the cost of sending the coin back to him) from my payment. I hope he can recover whatever he paid for it from his own source.</p><p><br /></p><p>So: a major disappointment, because I really liked the coin. It's probably going to be a while before I try to buy another Mark Antony legionary denarius![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4849261, member: 110350"]Sorry for the disappointment, [USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER]. I remember seeing that coin listed with Nectanebo's name, and thinking to myself, "Didn't I read somewhere that these coins are all really from Syria"? Speaking of disappointments, that Marc Antony legionary denarius I won that you admired so much -- I did too! -- turns out to be a well-made modern fake. A fellow CT-er who wants to remain nameless sent me a private message with photos of a number of other examples of coins he knows to be fake (some withdrawn from major auctions) that die-match my coin exactly (although some have different legion numbers on the reverse). There's also another Legion XIX fake that die-matches mine on both sides among the fake coin reports at Forvm Ancient Coins: [ATTACH=full]1170948[/ATTACH] (The url at Forum for this coin doesn't work for me, but you can find the coin in the fake coin reports by searching for XIX AND Antony.) These coins were produced by a forger who's apparently still active, probably in Bulgaria. I was warned that there are tons of fake Antony legionary denarii out there, and that one should be very wary of buying his legionary denarii (especially, I think, when they're in this kind of excellent condition, like all the fake examples I saw), unless they have provenances going back 20 or 30 years. Frank Robinson readily accepted the evidence, and apologized to me (which I didn't think was really necessary; he didn't do this on purpose and anyone can be fooled). Although by the time I wrote him he had already mailed out my coins, he said that when I get them I should just return the Antony and deduct the cost (plus NYC sales tax and the cost of sending the coin back to him) from my payment. I hope he can recover whatever he paid for it from his own source. So: a major disappointment, because I really liked the coin. It's probably going to be a while before I try to buy another Mark Antony legionary denarius![/QUOTE]
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