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echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 2:44 pm FR, is more knowledgable on Roman AE coins than I will ever be. He is making valid points that raises concerns as to the coin being legit or not. In my non expert opinion the coin appears to be genuine, but with the level of skill the forgers in Eastern Europe have developed even experts can be fooled. My concern is that where these coins are supposedly being dug up at there are strict laws of taking artifacts for the ground. I'm sure you must need permits and licenses to dig. Report this Post to the Staff
april_86 Valued Member Poland 63 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 2:56 pm that makes me even more proud! I don't have any permissions, I risked a lot. But I'm a passionate. I dug on ordinary italian field about 4km from the ancient town. I didn't plunder ruins. Tell me what is better? Dig them out with no permission and save them for future or leave them in ground and let them be destroyed year by year by chemical fertilization and agricultural machines? Mike Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 3:01 pm Well now I have heard enough to form an opinion ........ I think I will look for something else to amuse myself today. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 4:36 pm Quote: Tell me what is better? Dig them out with no permission and save them for future or leave them in ground and let them be destroyed year by year by chemical fertilization and agricultural machines? Well, I guess the answer to that depends on your level of respect for the law, which in your case seems to be nonexistent. The same as your level of common sense, since you're posting about breaking the law in a public place, on the record. People like you are why these laws exist. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 4:46 pm You have admitted that you are digging for artifacts in a country with strict rules preventing such activities without the proper license or permission. Weather you dig at ancient sites or not, if you find and artifact you are not allowed to keep it. You are plundering. It is illegal and morally wrong. You stated that you turn your finds over to museums, no museum that I know of would except plundered artifacts. You than ask for value of the coin. Why would you need that if you are giving them to a museum? Your activities are not something that this community condones. Your activities are not what this forum condones, it sends the wrong message. As far as I'm concerned you can find another place to post you illegal coins. Report this Post to the Staff
april_86 Valued Member Poland 63 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 4:59 pm ok than just cancel my account and delete all my posts yes it is very bad example for others Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 5:25 pm You may want to read this before you go digging the next time in Italy. This is only a brief summary of what you need to do. http://www.ncmd.co.uk/law.html#ITALY Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 08/01/2015 12:15 pm In the UK, the laws are pretty relaxed on detecting, at least compared to other countries. Having said that, if I came across 5 such coins of the type you have in your hand...... A. I would be ecstatic. and B. I would be on the blower (phone) to the local FLO. It's great to see items uncovered and not left to 'rot' in the ground but we all should remember the importance of preservation. Perhaps you should consider a trip to the UK for a hunt round some of the medieval sites we have, been a lot of decent hammered coming up just of late. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
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