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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MoCKBu4, post: 2469524, member: 80376&quot;]Just came back from a local NGC expert/ ancient coin dealer after discovering that a Janus didrachm that I recently purchased from NobleSpirit on eBay is 100% pressed fake. First time, I&#039;ve encountered a pressed forgery, can tell a cast one quite easily at this point. This one seemed legit with no clear signs of forgery besides a very faint leftover of a seam on one of the sides. Really bummed out, as I paid a lot of money for this one and this was not one of those &quot;too good to be true&quot; cases. Really hope that eBay helps me out on this one. So far when encountering a fake I have not had any issues getting my money back but I never dealt with a return this large before...</p><p>Oh well, at least I met and connected with a local gentlemen at the store who is an avid collector of Russian wire money which is actually my specialty. I started collecting Romano-Byzantine coins only a few months ago (since I&#039;m satisfied with my current wire coin collection for the time being), hence the steep learning curve. </p><p>I think I am going to be doing a lot of research on Roman forgeries over the next few weeks.</p><p>To end on the positive note, Julius Caesar military mint denarius and Galba As purchased from a different eBay seller were legit.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]519110[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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