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josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 1:34 pm Any chance this coin is authentic? The coin has been countermarked but mahttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Alexander-t...rue&rt=ncybe it was put there to deceive. Well I took a chance for $25.00 Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 2:16 pm I think selling an Alexander III tet for just $25 is a sure sign that it's fake. Though I must say it's a very good one. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 3:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 4:02 pm You know, it looks good to me. Id check the fake reports, though. It'll take an in-hand examination, I think. Report this Post to the Staff
josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 4:41 pm when I receive the coin I will post weight and take better photos. Maybe I got lucky Haven't seen fakes with a counter mark also the seller doesn't accept returns so most bidders were scared away. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 4:48 pm Quote: Haven't seen fakes with a counter mark There are definitely fake Alexander tets with countermarks, including the Seleucid anchor countermark...a couple of which, for example, are at the forgerynetwork. Having said that, I have not spotted your coin there or at Forum. The obverse style of your coin seems - at least to me - to reference an issue from Aspendos (including the countermark, which were common on those), but I do not recognize the reverse monogram. (I'm certainly no expert on these, though) The fabric does look good...as Echizento said, if it's a fake, it's a good one. Edited by Kamnaskires 10/03/2015 4:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 5:35 pm I have about 100 fake ancient coins in my 'black' reference collection. I don't like this one. The fields look greasy, and and are covered with tiny craters. I will buy fake coins, provided that they are sold as fakes, or I feel positive that they are fakes, and provided the price is right. That is how I have managed to build up my 'black' reference collection. You paid a little too much for this one; I would have paid up to $10. Edited by sel_69l 10/03/2015 6:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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