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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Odysseus, post: 2425680, member: 78274&quot;]Well done! That&#039;s quite the detail I was talking about!</p><p>(Theodosius, just point it to the seller and he will surely refund your money)</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that the CNG sample may be the host, but in this case I would be prudent and look at the coin in hand before stating for sure it is genuine, as the green patina could even be artificial.</p><p><br /></p><p>The die break is likely an original feature of the ancient die, as it is shown also on a genuine specimen listed on CNS, I uploaded a scan here:</p><p><a href="https://numismaticfakes.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/cns-iii-174-321-die-break.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://numismaticfakes.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/cns-iii-174-321-die-break.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://numismaticfakes.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/cns-iii-174-321-die-break.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This thread is a good practical demonstration of the theorem: </p><p>collectors&#039; networking + careful observation = Fuck forgers</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Goodbye all, it was a pleasure networking with you on this case.</p><p><br /></p><p>With kindest regards.</p><p>Raul</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: </p><p>another fake sample:</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1466794" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1466794" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1466794</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The CNS plate coin I linked above, recently auctioned:</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2156630" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2156630" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2156630</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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