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<p>[QUOTE="dadams, post: 2559497, member: 82194"]I know this thread is a bit aged, but . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>I just picked one of these up and thought I'd run it by you guys (and gals). I've been reading a bunch about these little guys and understand there to have been some fakes. I don't have it in hand yet, but the seller, who resides 1500 KM from ancient Mesembria, mailed it yesterday. I'm not making a connection with any of the coins shown <a href="http://www.ancients.info/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=3005" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ancients.info/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=3005" rel="nofollow">here</a> and am feeling more certain this is legit after reading the article <a href="http://www.ancients.info/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&id=21" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ancients.info/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&id=21" rel="nofollow">Hoard coinage deviates from traditional style</a> . Thoughts/comments welcome and I'd love to see more.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/tn_MesembriaThrace%20001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/tn_MesembriaThrace%20002.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dadams, post: 2559497, member: 82194"]I know this thread is a bit aged, but . . . I just picked one of these up and thought I'd run it by you guys (and gals). I've been reading a bunch about these little guys and understand there to have been some fakes. I don't have it in hand yet, but the seller, who resides 1500 KM from ancient Mesembria, mailed it yesterday. I'm not making a connection with any of the coins shown [url=http://www.ancients.info/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=3005]here[/url] and am feeling more certain this is legit after reading the article [url=http://www.ancients.info/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&id=21]Hoard coinage deviates from traditional style[/url] . Thoughts/comments welcome and I'd love to see more. [IMG]http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/tn_MesembriaThrace%20001.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/tn_MesembriaThrace%20002.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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