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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2994667, member: 85693&quot;]On the topic of modern fakes of ancient coins, I found Calgary Coins has a really helpful website on the topic: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/fakes.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/fakes.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/fakes.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There are multiple pages on different types of fakes, with technical data, but not to an overwhelming extent.&nbsp; One of the more encouraging bits of information is that even beginning collectors can spot fakes based on stylistic differences (the fakes struck from modern dies) - I agree with this.&nbsp; I&#039;d say a majority of fakes on eBay can be spotted even by a fairly new collector with a little practice - all those denarii supposedly from Balbinus or Brutus or Syracuse tetradrachms on perfectly-round flans with perfect strikes are pretty easy to spot.&nbsp; Cast fakes are trickier of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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