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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2327140, member: 19463&quot;]This is not one of the issues I think of as often faked but the Black Sea diobols are.&nbsp; In general the fakes that worry me most are struck from dies which are harder to spot than casts unless you have a tip on the style of the fake dies.&nbsp; There can be fakes of anything made by casting but making fake dies is a lot of work and we tend to see them in greater quantity.&nbsp; It is perfectly possible that a hoard will be found with every coin from the same die set but any issue that shows up with dozens of die matches all of a sudden when there has not been any before does require looking closely at all the other factors.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My Apollonia and Dyrrhachion offerings:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]471247[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471248[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]471250[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471251[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Slightly before our cows came on the scene there were Dyrrhachion drachms with Herakles and Pegasos.&nbsp; These are not rare but not as common as the cow. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]471249[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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