whats real and whats not

[lv88]

many people here on the forum have said that the seller Rromanseller on ebay combines forgeries and geniune coins and artifacts in his lots. i am confuse what is real and what is not. most of his coins i saw were shiny as if stripped from overcleaning and porous, and others had near perfect centering.

is this for example real ?

is there anything in his current lots that is fake

regards levon

[wolfgang336]

Keep in mind that this seller is a known source of fakes. I just avoid him.

Evan

[lv88]

yes, i agree with you however

i still have a little argument inside me, it is a gamble with 50-50 chances, and the rewards seem decent, but i suppose safe is better than sorry with this guy

regards levon

[William J Bligh]

A majority of those sestertii, if not all of them , are fake. All the ones I looked at of Nero , the style was all wrong. They all scream fake, especially the Port of Ostia one.

[Robert_Brenchley]

They don't look right at all.

[Joe Sermarini]

Never ever buy any coin from a seller that has been condemned as a regular peddler of fakes.  Many many fakes are good enough to pass in a photo.  Unless you have significant general expertise many fakes will be good enough to pass your in-hand inspection.  Unless you have significant expertise in the specific type you should not feel at all confident in your judgment.  If you have great expertise then you are already smart enough not to buy from any unreliable seller no matter what your opinion of the coin!  

WHO CARES WHAT MIGHT BE REAL.  WE CANNOT SAY FROM PICTURES WHAT IS NOT.

[featherz]

I was just about to say the same thing, Joe. I don't care if he's got up some super duper Elagabalus provincial I don't have, I won't buy from him. I don't even look at his coins except for when they are posted on various fake boards..

[featherz]

LOL! I have a fake 'WRL' keychain like that last coin and it looks more real  

[Julius]

Hi guys,

Thank you very much for this forum topic! In a 'not so very clever mood' I put a bid on three of romansellers coins. Fortunately I have been outbid so it is not a problem anymore. How can these (/his)practices be stopped; I looked among his sales and there are quite a lot of coins of similar 'appeal' with very happy customers !  
Anyway, thank you very much and keep up the good work!