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Offline n.igma

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Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« on: January 25, 2022, 06:01:17 am »
Appallingly bad fake but it makes the autioner's cut. How I cannot help but wonder!

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Makedonien, Hellenistische Dynasten. Alexander III. der Große 336-323 v. Chr. -336--323.
Tetradrachme 330-323 v. Chr., Damaskus. 16,58 g. Kopf des Herakles mit Löwenhaube nach rechts / Zeus sitzt nach links mit Adler und Zepter, links Widder, unter dem Thron Beizeichen AP zusammengezogen. Price - vergl. 3202-14 var.
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2022, 07:26:20 am »
Indeed!  The style is far off from real Damascus Alexanders.
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2022, 12:45:16 pm »
a dangerous to my eyes
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2022, 02:06:51 pm »
An obvious fake here are pictures of another one offered on ebay a while ago
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2022, 02:56:59 pm »
Perhaps the oddest thing is that Zeus seems to be wearing a baseball cap backwards.
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2022, 04:51:39 pm »
Quote from: djmacdo on January 25, 2022, 02:56:59 pm
Perhaps the oddest thing is that Zeus seems to be wearing a baseball cap backwards.
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I think the target market for this fake must be a younger generation...  Zeus the Rapper!

It illustrates that the faker had little understanding of the iconography. He seems to have assumed that Zeus wore a helmet of some type (resembling a baseball cap).
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2022, 02:35:38 am »
It also appears that Zeus has suffered from an umbilical hernia and has lamb racks or pork chops spiked on his sceptre.  ::) ;D
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2022, 08:10:00 am »
I thought it was a roast chicken!
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2022, 05:06:21 pm »
Fake coin report(s) please.
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2022, 07:57:31 pm »
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Re: Fake Damaskos Alexander Tetradrachm
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2022, 08:33:13 pm »
Thanks n.igma.
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