Philip II Tetradrachm ID

I don't understand how these guys maintain 99.X% positive feedback. Are people not giving them bad feedback? Are people not checking their coins? Are they changing their feedback after they get a refund? Oh well, only 2 to go from a third seller who had slabbed coins for sale as well so at least I know he has some real coins (thigh even that's not a garuntee now days). The seller of the above fankencoin was theod2011 incase anyone runs into that name in the future. Just not my day :)

I think my strategy in the future will be to buy one or two really really nice coins a year. I'll take all the money I hopefully get in refunds and save for a little while and get a really nice kroisos lion stater.

I hope you will be able to get your money back. Both coins are clearly fake.

I have been offered a refund on the philip II tetradrachm and the hemidrachm from the same seller, no word on whether I will get money for postage back though. The philip II wasn't even silver (XRF'd), though the hemidrachm was. I'm waiting until the Macedonian coin actually arrives before I ask for a refund. The two other ancient coins I bought before I posted here I hold out a little more hope for although the second coin of the pair (they were listed together) is of a type that I've seen on the fake list, though it might have been a fake of a real coin. I'm sure I'll be posting again opinions when they arrive.

I am very grateful for your assistance.

As I said before I will be saving my money and buying just a couple of more interesting coins from more reputable sources. With all the refund money I'll be loaded for bear when I see the right early Lydian silver. I almost bought a hammered Richard II quater noble the other day but it wasn't in the best shape and buying coins with obvious problems goes against my new rules.

I have to say though that getting into ancient coins has taken the shine off of my early Australian sovereign collection a little. They just don't represent the same amazing history to me any more.

Anyhow,again, thanks.

Got the last 2 I'm the mail that I had bought before I was snapped back into reality by the good people here. The condition isn't as good as I had hoped (or expected from the pictures), but I don't see casting bubbles, though as mentioned that's no garuntee. I remember seeing another coin like the philip II but I've been reading so much about fakes that now I'm worried it triggers a memory because it was similar to a picture I saw on one of those indexes of fakes.

Anyhow this should be my last post like this since I'm going to be much more careful from now on, but have I managed to get 5 fakes in a row?

I just noticed the seller said the Philip II coin weighed 16.6g, which would be pretty heavy, it should be around 13.8-14.5 grams

Just weighed them, the philip II is 13.6 and the Alexander is 16.78. The Alexander is about 2mm wider on average and slightly thicker with higher relief even though it's obviously more worn.

1st is an imitation from the style, 2nd looks genuine but to much wear to be the one pictured.