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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Moishi Cohen, post: 8291933, member: 92389&quot;]I’m sorry to break the news but it is the right thing to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>a number of years ago i was offered in Jerusalem some Hacksilber that was supposedly found in Israel, my instinct didn&#039;t agree and a quick online search indeed confirmed my suspicions, i found the exact Hacksilber pieces online on Forum ancient coins web site and as being of Celtiberian origin and also as already having been sold, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most Hacksilber pieces on today&#039;s market are generally out of context with the seller intentionally distorting any trace of its origin for his own legal protection thereby leaving us with very little information if any at all that would allow us to properly attribute them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there’s also the opposite, here is one (well.. one of many) perfect example.</p><p><br /></p><p>This “2 Gerah Israelite” piece of Hacksilber posted here was part of an un-provenanced group that could very well be Iberian, Greek as well as from Asia minor.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was originally offered back in June of 2015 by CNG as Greek, then later on sold by David on ebay, there is no proof that this piece is definitely Israelite, the only thing in favor here is that the weight is in line with the 2 Gerah standard current during the late 1st Temple period but as it being out of context, no Jewelry or pottery to help with the dating and place of origin, the weight means absolutely nothing and any proper attribution is therefore totally inconclusive.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=286591" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=286591" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=286591</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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