Alleged Philip II stater from Olympia

[Hydatius]

A former student sent me these photos of a coin he and his uncle bought at a car boot sale in the UK. I think it provides a good example of all the tell-tale signs of forgery, including a really obvious seam around the edge. As you know this isn't my period of expertise, so I was hoping someone could add it to the Fakes Gallery with the appropriate data.
Richard

[djmacdo]

Yes indeed, a modern cast forgery.

[Joe Sermarini]

Fake coin report please.

[Din X]

It is a cast fake, it was made by a German bank called Sparkasse and they are very common.
I do not know how it was possible to obtain them.
I have some too and wil try to get the complete set with description if it will be available for a really low price.
They sould not fool anyone.

[antoninus1]

It is a cast fake, it was made by a German bank called Sparkasse and they are very common.
I do not know how it was possible to obtain them.
...

In 1971 or 1972 as child I participated in a "Sparkasse Youth Olympic Competition" (Sparkassen Olympia-Jugendpreisausschreiben) related to the upcoming Olympic Games in Munich. I won a copy of the Athenian tetradrachm and a copy of a small African drum (I never knew what the drum had to do with the Olympic Games)
I was so fascinated by the tetradrachm that I knew that as an adult I would buy a real one. It took about 40 years until I did it

[Joe Sermarini]

Nice story antoninus1.

These will not fool experienced collectors, but they will fool most non-collectors. Fake coin reports please.