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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
OK, what is the consensus on this beauty. I have my doubts, but I want to be certain:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Judging by the style and execution, I'll bet you this is a modern copy. There's something different about Greek coins and copies that simply look decorative? Did they provide any attribution of type, location or date to compare to a verified example?  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4253 Posts |
Nothing. Not even size and weight. It is beautiful, but I doubt it is ancient. If it is,or if the consensus here is that it's real, I will bid on it.
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Valued Member
Canada
472 Posts |
Not...
This should be a gold stater...
And even if it "looked" gold, it really doesn't look right...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I agree it's beautiful--but it may be a modern Bulgarian interpretation.
It has the look of a modern idealization of Greek designs. I asked for details just to search the databases.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
I guess this shows my ignorance of these Greek coins. Thanks for the input.
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Valued Member
Canada
472 Posts |
Not an ugly looking thing, but since it's apparently intended to look as if it has circulated ("worn"), I would expect a surface that is not that uniform and smooth. At least some minor bumps, scatches, imperfections,...
Edited by Dionysos
12/17/2012 11:56 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Perhaps--or it shows my ignorance of what's possible on Greeks.   The surfaces are just too regular to my eyes. Also, when Athena's helmet is depicted, the details are more specific. The nose guard, the crest, and Scylla are more detailed than what I see here. Edited by DVCollector
12/18/2012 12:03 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
567 Posts |
Not. The center line in the ksi in Alexander is missing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
Cool looking coin, not sure if its real or not  .. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's a very pretty lookin' thing ... sadly, the coin-folks here seem to be a bit doubtful whether it is genuine or not ...
Ummm, and you know what Mr Deniro says about doubt, right?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
 Right...I guess that's my moniker now. I missed Dionysos comment about the gold stater. Comparing to an original clears things up.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2100 Posts |
It is a silver copy of a published fake. It is from the Lipanoff Studio, Published: Sofia 2005, no.36 by Dr. Ilya Prokopov. These are modern engraved dies. Here is an example from the same dies in gold (or goldish).  Martin |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
For a fake that's really a nice looking piece.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
The Lipanoff stuff is collectible in its own right, it wont carry the same prices as Pauduan in the future but they are, on the whole very well done. Its a shame the obviously skilled people who made them couldn't have displayed their talents in a more 'legal' way. I'd be happy to own some just out of interest but would only pay 'bottom dollar' for the privilege right now. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, with several hours remaining on the auction, so far it has garnered a bid price of $112. I agree with BH. It would be nice to own, but at a much lower price than this.
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Posted 12/17/2012 11:09 pm
