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Resources => Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers => Topic started by: arash p on September 11, 2018, 11:41:35 pm

Title: Fake listed on Parthia.com
Post by: arash p on September 11, 2018, 11:41:35 pm

Hi Guys

I found some fake reported on Parthia.com such as below:

http://parthia.com/coins/cgb_parthe.jpg

http://parthia.com/coins/pdc_13050.jpg

Why these 2 coins are fake?? I dont see any issue with it. I actually have coins in my collection look very similar to these so I am worried now that mine is fake too :(

Please educate me so I learn how to come to conclusion on such coins that are fake??

Title: Re: Fake listed on Parthia.com
Post by: spinkpa on September 12, 2018, 12:37:45 am

The reasons for their condemnations are given in the descriptions there:

http://www.parthia.com/parthia_forgery.htm (http://www.parthia.com/parthia_forgery.htm)

Title: Re: Fake listed on Parthia.com
Post by: Arados on September 12, 2018, 04:01:53 am

If you are concerned, upload images of your coins and provide weight/size ?

Title: Re: Fake listed on Parthia.com
Post by: Joe Sermarini on September 12, 2018, 07:22:46 am

Your genuine coins SHOULD look like these coins. These are well made fakes. In these small photos they look just like genuine coins.

Title: Re: Fake listed on Parthia.com
Post by: arash p on September 12, 2018, 09:09:10 am

Thanks guys. What makes me worry as Joe said is that these are very good fakes and virtually impossible for me to detect these types of fakes which look very genuine. Here is my coins.

Volgases III is 3.25 gram

Mithridates II is 3.7 gram

Title: Re: Fake listed on Parthia.com
Post by: Yordan M on September 12, 2018, 01:10:28 pm

The coins are genuine,do not worry about the Authenticity.