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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2317400, member: 42773&quot;]They are both faked. But both of the coins I acquired meet all the requirements of authenticity. Style, fabric, and weight are all correct. </p><p><br /></p><p>All the fakes of the Cherronesos hemidrachms that I&#039;ve seen are poor casts - they are obvious to anyone that knows anything about cast coins, if not ancients. These coins are common enough that I don&#039;t know why anyone has even bothered making fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the Apollonia goes, these coins are also quite common, and I haven&#039;t seen fakes of the common varieties. The fakes I have seen are of rare varieties, particularly of certain obverse dies that have a unique style - the really expensive ones. The test cut also speaks to the coin&#039;s age. I haven&#039;t seen any fakes of this type with test cuts because that would, for many collectors, lower the value, and that&#039;s not what forgers would want.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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