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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lolli, post: 3705960, member: 96900&quot;]He has sold more fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two examples from modern dies</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.edgarlowen.com/a53/b6518.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.edgarlowen.com/a53/b6518.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.edgarlowen.com/a53/b6518.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.edgarlowen.com/a53/b6517.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.edgarlowen.com/a53/b6517.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.edgarlowen.com/a53/b6517.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.edgarlowen.com/greek-coins-greece-sales.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.edgarlowen.com/greek-coins-greece-sales.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.edgarlowen.com/greek-coins-greece-sales.shtml</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]993482[/ATTACH]</p><p>6518. THRACE, MARONEIA. Circa 189-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.39 gm). Wreathed head of young Dionysos right. Reverse DIONUSOU SWTHROS MAPWNITWN, nude Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes narthex stalks and cloak; monogram to left and right. Cf. Sch�nert-Geiss 995 (unlisted dies). Good VF, light porosity and cleaning marks. Attractive. Ex. CNG.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why fake?</p><p><br /></p><p>Wrong style and legend error, from mordern hand cutted dies.</p><p>legend error &quot;Whereas SOTHPOS is genitive case, DIONYSOS is nominative, but should be genitive case too which is D IONYSOY (congruentia!)&quot; Modern dies. die match to fake which was condemed by Ilya Prokopov as &quot;struck Slavey fake coin. See: 1997, p.11, no. 20. &quot; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-4474" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-4474" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-4474</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=YUrUwrDnHEY=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=YUrUwrDnHEY=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=YUrUwrDnHEY=</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=Whz7s7y4OLA=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=Whz7s7y4OLA=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=Whz7s7y4OLA=</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=voKUIYdNyf4=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=voKUIYdNyf4=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=voKUIYdNyf4=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>To fake Lysimachos</p><p><br /></p><p>6517. THRACIAN KINGS, LYSIMACHOS, 285-281 BC. AR Drachm. EF.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]993483[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Fake from modern hand cutted dies.</p><p>Obverse die match to</p><p>IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 20 No.1 1995 Page 13 Fig 2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]993484[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=TKOheJlAnYo=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=TKOheJlAnYo=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=TKOheJlAnYo=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Same obverse die withdrawn as fake</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1399201" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1399201" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1399201</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=zYzfbnAspkQ=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=zYzfbnAspkQ=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=zYzfbnAspkQ=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And some more</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=x5flQFTg97s=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=x5flQFTg97s=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=x5flQFTg97s=</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=6O8r55XcWYA=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=6O8r55XcWYA=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=6O8r55XcWYA=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>and so on, they appear from time to time at auctions and they will be generally withdrawn, if noticed or if they are notified.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same artist same reverse die as BOCS Vol 20 No.1 1995 Page 13 Fig 2 but&nbsp; different obverse die</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=uWjPwGRWTTE=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=uWjPwGRWTTE=" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?mode=6Q/zOXMHeZ0=&amp;id=uWjPwGRWTTE=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Several modern obverse and reverse dies do exist any fakes of most likely all different possible die combinations.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: We all do mistakes but how we will react when the mistakes will be noticed will show if a dealer is realiable and if he or she has a good character. I hope someone here is so kind to notify him[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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