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Author Topic: Fake ptolemy II tetradrachm  (Read 982 times)

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Offline Din X

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Fake ptolemy II tetradrachm
« on: February 18, 2018, 03:59:23 am »
Coin is with 15.80g about 1,5 g heavier than the Phoenician standard (14.30 g.)
It is a transfer die fake from casted transfer dies (notice massive detail loss) and much too heavy.
Authentic tetradrachms of Ptolemy II do not exist with such high weight.
Pressed fake, with typical edge cracks.

Aeolis, Kyme tetradrachm is imho fake too, authentic coins do not have such edge cracks, these edge cracks are typical for pressed fakes.




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Re: Fake ptolemy II tetradrachm
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2018, 04:59:41 am »
well spotted Dix,

Seller known on walking on edge and now over the edge, of good conduct
he offered tooled Sabina as XF or SS+

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i see now that he added "COIN DEFECT   smoothed and tooled" after i mailed him some months ago
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Re: Fake ptolemy II tetradrachm
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2018, 07:03:47 am »
Yes, fakes.
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Re: Fake ptolemy II tetradrachm
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2018, 10:52:22 am »
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Re: Fake ptolemy II tetradrachm
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2020, 12:32:16 pm »
Reports done?
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