I Suspect To Have Bought A Counterfeit/Fake From Lanz Numismatik Long Time Ago

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ancient67 Valued Member France 325 Posts	Posted 06/06/2026 2:27 pm Hi all, Perhaps eight or nine years ago, I bought this litra from Naxos (Sicily) from Lanz Numismatik. I realized sine then that this seller was not fully reliable, and since there are many fakes of this type around , I am afraid that mine could be one of them. What do you think? Best Report this Post to the Staff

Empty_Pockets Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 06/06/2026 4:39 pm Me and my little brain did a search on Numista and didn't find anything. However, there was some coins with grapes on the back but with a better looking obverse. I'm inclined to say its a fake. BUT I am a neophyte at such things so wait for the experts to chime in. Again, my little brain is no expert. Joanne Edited by Empty_Pockets 06/06/2026 4:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7935 Posts	Posted 06/06/2026 7:31 pm It lines up rather well with these: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=13088102 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12252471 ...but I have been wrong before on ancients. Report this Post to the Staff
Empty_Pockets Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 06/06/2026 10:20 pm Told you I have a little brain. LOL Report this Post to the Staff
ancient67 Valued Member France 325 Posts	Posted 06/07/2026 07:44 am Perhaps but it is not far trom these two that are both fakes. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3434 Posts	Posted Yesterday 08:34 am To describe Lanz as less than reliable is a bit extreme I think Have they sold coins of dubious origin ? As they sell a very impressive quantity of ancient coins it seems quite likely that a few fakes will have slipped into the picture My own experience with Lanz is but one sestertius of Vespasian A Judaea Capta that I suspected might be well worth a bid ( ebay !) As it was the coin was far superior than the seller pics indicated It set me back $400 But I have zero regrets Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7935 Posts	Posted Yesterday 1:04 pm I think your reverse may be a die match for at least one of the two coins I linked: (Left, Copyright Leu Numismatik; right Copyright Gorny & Mosch) Edited by tdziemia Yesterday 8:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ancient67 Valued Member France 325 Posts	Posted Today 1H 46M ago In my experience, Lanz was not very reliable. It sold fakes, some of them really obvious, and once I bought from it a tooled coin without any mention of tooling in the description. But perhaps this time I was lucky! Report this Post to the Staff
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