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pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 4:32 pm I picked up another Valentinian III tonight. It is possibly a fake but for Â£7 I am not bothered. It is supposed to be from the Baalbek Hoard, never heard of it and can't find anything on the net about it. Also supposed to be from B A Seaby collection. I was the only bidder, also suspicious! Opinions please? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VALENTINI...p=true&rt=nc Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 4:38 pm Looks OK to me. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 4:50 pm Thanks echizento. I asked for further info from the seller but got no reply. It will be nice if it turns out to be geniuine. And the batch of coins I have on ebay will pay for it! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 5:27 pm I thought it was genuine, but passed it up (ive already had one). The Baalbek hoard is just a group dug up in Syria - usually such finds dont get names. I guess the name here was 'attributed' by the seller, based on knowledge of the original find spot. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 5:35 pm Seller has come back with info that he used to buy from Seaby's from the 1950s onwards. Shame he didn't keep receipts, but there you go. Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1570 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 7:12 pm Lebanon has produced many coins from that archaeological site and surrounding areas and most have ended up on the market. The seller has used the word 'hoard' very loosely as the site is known as Baalbek and it doesn't refer to any hoard. Coins from this period do often turn up for sale and are generally purchased in bulk for around 2 GBP a coin. Nice coin for the money PP. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 07/14/2014 9:53 pm valentinian iii is on my list! Report this Post to the Staff
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