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Offline paparoupa

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Athens fake owl for sale
« on: August 22, 2013, 06:42:09 pm »
For sale in a platform shop. Reported weight 16g. I am almost certain it is fake, any views?
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Offline Jamie R

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Re: Athens fake owl for sale
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2013, 08:55:15 pm »
It is indeed a fake, a very good fake by the noted forger Constantin Christodoulos. The obverse of Athena is listed as #298 on plate J in Svoronos's "Synopsis de Mille Coins Faux du Faussaire C. Christodoulos". The reverse is not the same as Christodoulos 298, but that just means this particular specimen was struck with a different pairing of dies.

Christodoulos 298 is actually listed in the Fake Coin Reports, too:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-10064

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Re: Athens fake owl for sale
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2013, 09:20:17 pm »
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Re: Athens fake owl for sale
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2013, 07:37:15 pm »
Nice pics.  Certainly worthy of a new report.  Please!
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Re: Athens fake owl for sale
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2013, 09:07:39 am »
Quote from: Joe Sermarini on August 23, 2013, 07:37:15 pm
Nice pics.  Certainly worthy of a new report.  Please!

Joe done, but I posted twice because I forgot to stitch the photos the first time, could you please delete it?
I will also notify the seller and provide feedback
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Re: Athens fake owl for sale
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2013, 10:19:18 am »
I will delete it.

When changes to a report (including delete) are needed, it is best to post the need on the report itself.
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Re: Athens fake owl for sale
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2013, 04:09:30 pm »
The coin is no longer listed in the catalogue of the shop. I received no answer to my email. It is unclear if it has been removed or sold.
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