Claudius, Antioch mint - is it fake or authentic coin?

[Mateusz S]

Claudius AE25 of Antioch, Syria. 13.9gr.
obv: AV GERM TI CLA CAE, laureate head right.
rev: SC within wreath.
RPC 4280.

[okidoki]

looks very authentic, why do you doubt it?

[Mateusz S]

I recently bought coins from a seller known as the ancientground (he's on NFSL list): bronze late Rome coins (Honorius), some provincial (Diadumenian etc.) and same cheap Bizantine stuff (Justin I) BUT since I checked that he is on that fraud list I am afraid of every, single new seller.  These Claudius and Nero coins came from a seller who is not on this list (not yet?), but I just feel that i've got some psychosis to whom I should believe (especially that the seller is also from Cyprus - just like Ancientground).

Thanks a lot!

[Joe Sermarini]

This coin looks genuine, but it is not possible to authenticate it from the photo.  Fakes (especially coins cast from genuine coins) can look genuine in photos (and can even be hard to detect in hand).

Either know the coin or know the seller.  If you do not know enough about the coin to be confident it is authentic and you do not know enough about the seller to know they are reputable and expert, then DO NOT BUY. 

Maybe, shop at FORVM?