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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4497845, member: 82549"]It is not possible to say that a coin is genuine from a photo, but it is often possible to identify a fake from one.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being the case, I did not see any obvious fakes in your photos. But the quality of the photos makes it difficult to say anything more certain than that. Also, you should get in the habit of including the size and weight of the coins when making an inquiry like this. Weight, in particular, can often be used to identify a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, there are many resources on the web that will help you to avoid buying fake ancient coins. Here are three of them:</p><p><a href="http://forgerynetwork.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forgerynetwork.com/" rel="nofollow">http://forgerynetwork.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome aboard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 4497845, member: 82549"]It is not possible to say that a coin is genuine from a photo, but it is often possible to identify a fake from one. That being the case, I did not see any obvious fakes in your photos. But the quality of the photos makes it difficult to say anything more certain than that. Also, you should get in the habit of including the size and weight of the coins when making an inquiry like this. Weight, in particular, can often be used to identify a fake. Finally, there are many resources on the web that will help you to avoid buying fake ancient coins. Here are three of them: [URL]http://forgerynetwork.com/[/URL] [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/[/URL] [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0[/URL] Welcome aboard.[/QUOTE]
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