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Resources => Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers => Topic started by: Din X on February 08, 2016, 11:17:51 am

Title: HERBESSOS Fake
Post by: Din X on February 08, 2016, 11:17:51 am

The dies seem to be unpublished, the style is odd (hair), on the obverse is written HEΡBEΣΣINΩN, I only know coins with EΡBEΣΣINΩN without H and there is a fake in reports that looks like an obverse die match.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-14345

Authentic ones : https://manfacedbulls.wordpress.com/herbessos/

http://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&exactSearch=false&version=1.2&query=gallica%20all%20%22Herbessos%22%20%20and%20%28colnum%20adj%20%22Appartient%20%C3%A0%20l%27ensemble%20documentaire%20:%20MonnGre%22%29

Title: Re: HERBESSOS Fake
Post by: Molinari on February 08, 2016, 11:32:20 am

The one featuring a man-faced bull is undoubtedly fake.

Title: Re: HERBESSOS Fake
Post by: Din X on February 08, 2016, 12:01:46 pm

"The one featuring a man-faced bull is undoubtedly fake."

Thx !

Is this fake struck with modern dies on an authentic worn coin?
Or is the whole coin with its patina artificial?

Help is appreciated !!!!


Best regards,

Title: Re: HERBESSOS Fake
Post by: Molinari on February 08, 2016, 12:52:55 pm

I'm not sure if the flan is authentic (edit: but I doubt it).  All I know is the style is wrong, so fake modern dies.  

Title: Re: HERBESSOS Fake
Post by: Joe Sermarini on February 08, 2016, 01:25:19 pm

Fake coin reports please.