This is the sort of discussion I wanted on this coin. I believe it is
fake for two reasons. Reason one is simply by association with the plethora of potentially high-value
fakes coming from a single seller, where this is the ONLY coin that has caused any debate, but
his alone is not sufficient to condemn the coin. If I
had seen the coin in isolation and not associated with the other coins it would not have atrracted my attentions at all. The second reason is that the
reverse styling seems a
bit off to my eyes, but as has been said this could be down to the great variation in
style from this region at this time. I WILL add this coin but only as a SUSPECTED
FAKE rather than a wholly condemned example, simply to have it there if another such example turns up, then we have something to compare it with. The listing will contain as many of the comments from this
thread that can be sensibly used to
help in the explanation of why it is only suspected rather than declared outright.
I wouldn't touch any of the coins for sale by this individual.
Regards,
Martin