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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2016714, member: 56859"]This thread was worth resurrecting in order to give followup on the numerous coins of questionable authenticity in Art Coin Roma's recent auction (Auction 12, October 29-30, 2014).</p><p><br /></p><p>ACR had problems with the auction beyond inauthentic coins. Coretech was having problems, the internet service at the auction venue was unable to handle the traffic, etc. It was a mess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Absolutely shameful. Fortunately I did not bid in this auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>From an email sent by ACR today:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Dear Customer, </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">We would like to inform you that ACR Auctions has withdrawn lots 100, 150, 156, 192, 217, 220, 263, 571, 603, 688, 705, 724, 807, 838, 891, 701 and 976 from auction nr. 12 of the 29th and 30th October 2014. Those lots have been identified and documented by our experts indisputably as not being original.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Other lots have been withdrawn by ACR Auctions during the auction sessions, as doubts about their authenticity have been raised by a variety of authoritative and less authoritative professionals.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">With respect of the principles of maximum correctness and transparency towards their clients, ACR Auctions has withdrawn the above lots only and exclusively to carry out further verifications, in order to eliminate any doubts concerning their authenticity. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">The necessary verifications will be carried out as soon as possible and should the authenticity of the lots be confirmed, the items will be offered again for sale.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Best regards, </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">ACR Auctions</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the coins, with links the Sixbid listing for each:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405874" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405874" rel="nofollow">Lot 100</a>, Sicily, Herbessos, Litra</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405874l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405924" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405924" rel="nofollow">Lot 150</a>, Sicily, Morgantina. litra</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405924l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405930" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405930" rel="nofollow">Lot 156</a>, Sicily, Naxos. litra</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405930l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405966" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405966" rel="nofollow">Lot 192</a>,Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Dinasty (485-466), Tetradrachm</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405966l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405991" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405991" rel="nofollow">Lot 217</a>, Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles tetradrachm</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405991l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405994" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405994" rel="nofollow">Lot 220</a>, Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles 25 litrai</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405994l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1406037" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1406037" rel="nofollow">Lot 263</a>, Macedonia, Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, The Bisaltai, Octodrachm</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406037l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32948&lot=1406345" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32948&lot=1406345" rel="nofollow">Lot 571</a>, Cn. Pompeius f. with M. Minatius Sabinus, Denarius, Spain</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406345l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32949&lot=1406377" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32949&lot=1406377" rel="nofollow">Lot 603</a>, Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Aureus, Uncertain (Eastern ?) mint</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406377l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32949&lot=1406461" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32949&lot=1406461" rel="nofollow">Lot 688</a>, Otho aureus, Rome</p><p><img src="http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406461l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(continued below)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2016714, member: 56859"]This thread was worth resurrecting in order to give followup on the numerous coins of questionable authenticity in Art Coin Roma's recent auction (Auction 12, October 29-30, 2014). ACR had problems with the auction beyond inauthentic coins. Coretech was having problems, the internet service at the auction venue was unable to handle the traffic, etc. It was a mess. Absolutely shameful. Fortunately I did not bid in this auction. From an email sent by ACR today: [COLOR=#0000ff]Dear Customer, We would like to inform you that ACR Auctions has withdrawn lots 100, 150, 156, 192, 217, 220, 263, 571, 603, 688, 705, 724, 807, 838, 891, 701 and 976 from auction nr. 12 of the 29th and 30th October 2014. Those lots have been identified and documented by our experts indisputably as not being original. Other lots have been withdrawn by ACR Auctions during the auction sessions, as doubts about their authenticity have been raised by a variety of authoritative and less authoritative professionals. With respect of the principles of maximum correctness and transparency towards their clients, ACR Auctions has withdrawn the above lots only and exclusively to carry out further verifications, in order to eliminate any doubts concerning their authenticity. The necessary verifications will be carried out as soon as possible and should the authenticity of the lots be confirmed, the items will be offered again for sale. Best regards, ACR Auctions[/COLOR] Here are the coins, with links the Sixbid listing for each: [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405874']Lot 100[/URL], Sicily, Herbessos, Litra [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405874l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405924']Lot 150[/URL], Sicily, Morgantina. litra [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405924l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405930']Lot 156[/URL], Sicily, Naxos. litra [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405930l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405966']Lot 192[/URL],Sicily, Syracuse. Deinomenid Dinasty (485-466), Tetradrachm [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405966l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405991']Lot 217[/URL], Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles tetradrachm [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405991l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1405994']Lot 220[/URL], Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles 25 litrai [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1405994l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32947&lot=1406037']Lot 263[/URL], Macedonia, Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, The Bisaltai, Octodrachm [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406037l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32948&lot=1406345']Lot 571[/URL], Cn. Pompeius f. with M. Minatius Sabinus, Denarius, Spain [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406345l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32949&lot=1406377']Lot 603[/URL], Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Aureus, Uncertain (Eastern ?) mint [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406377l.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=1559&category=32949&lot=1406461']Lot 688[/URL], Otho aureus, Rome [IMG]http://www.sixbid.com/images/auction_images/1559/1406461l.jpg[/IMG] (continued below)[/QUOTE]
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