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Pillar of the Community
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It is surely not made of tin, this I know. Wow - this guy really knows his stuff  Where are these moron bidders when I'm selling stuff - $36 dollars already. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm more surprised at the bidding. Are you kidding me?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Its up to $41 - I hope that's not you bidding Bing  Edited by bobbyhelmet
01/13/2013 8:12 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yeah...pretty obvious that's a tourist curio, perhaps sold at the Colosseum in Rome?  Just for fun, here's the real coin to compare:  Real: Titus caesar, 69 â€" 79 Sestertius 80-81, Æ 25.92 g. Flavian amphitheatre (The Colosseum); on l., . Rev. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII Titus seated l. on curule chair, holding branch and scroll; below, on either side, pile of arms. In field, S â€" C. C 400. BMC 190. RIC 184. Kent-Hirmer pl. 68, 239. CBN 189 |
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That's cool that you guys spotted this fake, but not being an ancient collector and trying to learn from this forum, what is fake about it or what should I be looking at? Disregard, DVCollector posted his reply as I was typing my response. Edited by Fatman
01/13/2013 8:24 pm
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I can't believe there are 22 bids.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The top coin sold for over $400,000 at auction, its a beauty  |
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I can't believe there are 22 bids The 40 feedback bidder looks like a shill, 100% activity with this seller and was last seen bidding on a crossbow they were selling on the 3rd January. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bobby, I see that now--wow! It must be very rare.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, not super rare but certainly rare - and the reverse is about as Roman as it gets, surprisingly the Colosseum is not on that many coins. Vespasian started building it and it was ultimately finished by his son Titus. I saw one in the British Museum - awesome looking coin   Edit to add picture. Edited by bobbyhelmet
01/13/2013 8:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes, I figured that eye appeal and historical interest played a part in value.
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Pillar of the Community
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I was just cruising through ebay trying to find recent prices realized for some coins (to see if it was worth putting mine up) and I spotted it. I had to laugh, the fake is just so crappy. I feel bad for the buyer, who will get a nasty let down when they go to sell it. Maybe they'll sell it agian on ebay and keep the parade of fakes running. He might even make his $46 back from some other unwary soul. A local curio is probably right. Some more junk to sell to the tourists. |
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I feel bad for the buyer, who will get a nasty let down when they go to sell it. I'm going to try to email the buyer and tell them it's a bad fake.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wouldn't it being perfectly round be one of the tip offs? It looks like an ancient coin superimposed over a modern, machined blank.
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Wouldn't it being perfectly round be one of the tip offs? Not always. While uncommon, some authentic ancients did get their strikes dead-center. It's usually the fields, the style, and the quality that are the tip-offs. Edited by VisigothKing
01/13/2013 10:09 pm
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