Siculo-Punic tetradrachm - What do you think?

[mlkrt_2]

Please have a look at the attached image. The reported weight is 17.2g. What do you think?

[okidoki]

Those tiny holes look like casting bubbles, ?

[akeady]

I recognise this from a current auction on deamoneta - in Italian at the end of the listing it says "Cartellinata Negrini." - black folder, I think.

The starting price for this is far in excess of what it's worth as a modern forgery, in my opinion.

ATB,
Aidan.

[Din X]

Please have a look at the attached image. The reported weight is 17.2g. What do you think?

Why do you think it is fake?

Screening purchases is not allowed.

The picture quality is so bad (too small) that I do not dare to authenticate it.

[mlkrt_2]

What's raised my suspicion was the uncharacteristically wide flan and something that doesn't look quite right about the style. I agree that it's hard to judge based on the photo.

[akeady]

I recognise this from a current auction on deamoneta - in Italian at the end of the listing it says "Cartellinata Negrini." - black folder, I think.

The starting price for this is far in excess of what it's worth as a modern forgery, in my opinion.

ATB,
Aidan.

Apologies - I got that totally wrong - its provenance is from the Italian Negrini auction house!

ATB,
Aidan.

[mlkrt_2]

Sold for the starting price of EUR780.