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Resources => Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers => Topic started by: xintaris75 on September 05, 2010, 02:23:43 pm

Title: Ptolemy tetradrachm
Post by: xintaris75 on September 05, 2010, 02:23:43 pm

16,8 gr
What you think about this?

Title: Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
Post by: Ibex-coins on September 05, 2010, 02:38:05 pm

The reverse is so completely wrong in so many ways.  The coin is concerning on the highest of levels.

Title: Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
Post by: mihali84 on September 05, 2010, 06:45:59 pm

Looks like a modern cast, wrong style and fabric.  I don't even think i've ever seen that type of portrait on any ptolemaic silver. 

What is it being sold as?

Title: Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
Post by: Shandorr on September 05, 2010, 07:03:36 pm

Fake

Title: Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
Post by: xintaris75 on September 05, 2010, 07:58:14 pm

Quote from: mihali84 on September 05, 2010, 06:45:59 pm

I don't even think i've ever seen that type of portrait on any ptolemaic silver. 

I'm too. If it is not fantasy, a portrait seems like Nikomedes of Bithynia, or not?

Quote from: mihali84 on September 05, 2010, 06:45:59 pm

What is it being sold as?

"Guaranteed genuine tetradrachm of Ptolemy II"  ;D

P.S. This seller looks like candidate for Black list, take a look at his other listings:
http://shop.ebay.com/kremerzahar123/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

and completed: http://completed.shop.ebay.com/kremerzahar123/m.html?rt=nc&LH_Complete=1&_fln=1&_ipg=&_trksid=p3911.c0.m283&_rdc=1

I really love his Syrakuse dekadrachm  :evil:

Title: Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
Post by: Joe Sermarini on September 06, 2010, 07:25:43 pm

Fake coin report please (for his other fakes too).  The seller is going on the notorious list.

Title: Re: Ptolemy tetradrachm
Post by: areich on September 07, 2010, 01:48:07 am

I would have thought he's already on there, he is very notorious on the German forum.
Not the slightest doubt he belongs on the list.