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Author Topic: Fake Ephesos bee/stag ae?  (Read 552 times)

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Offline Laetitia

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Fake Ephesos bee/stag ae?
« on: June 28, 2016, 05:51:05 am »
I would like some opinions on the authenticity of the coin below.  It is an ae19 of Ephesos featuring a bee and a stag.  Weight is 2.01g.

I normally collect Roman denarii, but I also like animals on coins, and the Ephesos bee ones are appealing to me.  So this is a little bit outside my normal collecting area.

It was purchased from a German auction house that mainly sells on fleabay, and I have purchased denarii from them in the past without problems.

My concerns are that the details seem soft, especially on the reverse, and the edge marks (seams/joins?).


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Re: Fake Ephesos bee/stag ae?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2016, 06:26:44 am »
Looks cast to me. 

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Re: Fake Ephesos bee/stag ae?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2016, 06:58:25 am »
Yes, a cast forgery of a silver Drachm.

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Re: Fake Ephesos bee/stag ae?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2016, 09:11:28 am »
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Re: Fake Ephesos bee/stag ae?
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2016, 05:21:30 am »
Thanks guys. 

It's on its way back to the seller, and I've uploaded a fake report.

 

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