I Know I Promised Jwharper, But I Just Couldn't Resist!

Steve, I consider those a very nice group, and you did well negotiating the price. Regarding authenticity, I could not find a mark against them, nor against this seller on any blacklist or board, and he's sold under this name since 2005. I suspect this guy is a dealer, because your average ebay seller doesn't state "No time limit in the unlikely event a coin was found to be a forgery."

ok darn it, now I'm going to have to get some greek coins.

They are all great coins. I especially like coin #2. The nomos (I think this can also be called a didrachm) of Neapolis with Parthenope wearing her triple pendant earrings, beaded necklace & hair up is absolutely beautiful. I guess Italian women were even glamorous in 300BC. I sure would like to add a coin like this to my collection.

Also,in regard to coin #2, I believe the words numismatists, numismatics, etc. were derived from this denomination ie. "nomos"

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Seems like DVC did all the work and all you did was pay for them, Steve.

DVC..... Steve is your best friend now. You now have him hooked and where you want him. You can lead him around on a leash, I bet, right now. He will follow you anywhere.

Steve..... don't make DVC mad. He knows how to get even with you. It is so much fun spending someone else's money. He can easily lead you down the wrong path and you would not have a clue. Be nice to him.

To self....... try not to show your jealousy and just act polite.

As much as I like the idea of spending someone else's money--Steve made some nice selections here--all I did was give him a

Steve, happy to help! What I find most interesting about fraud detection is how it involves gaining an better appreciation of the skill and artistry involved in making the originals--by directly comparing your coins to the scores of fakes out there. It's worth the effort, and you'll be left with a better understanding of what it took the Greeks and Romans to make these coins.