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Messane Tradrachm Does Not Looks Good To Me ?

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Greece
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 Posted 06/26/2017  04:33 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add marsias to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello.
Offered in ebay as Authentic. What is your opinion ?
I don't like the the Flan cracks and the patina..

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 Posted 06/26/2017  09:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kamnaskires to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I've seen lots of Messana tets with similar flan cracks, so that doesn't bother me. But it's such a heavily faked type, I wouldn't pull the trigger without finding a die match among the many genuine examples online.

The placement of the elements on the obverse is dangerously close to those on the modern die, below, although with the out-of-focus picture it's hard to tell for sure. May not be an exact match, but it sure is close - closer than the dozens of legit examples I just looked at.

The seller is not on the fake sellers lists, but with other questionable items he lists - like a quite-probably-fake Leontini tetradrachm - I would be very hesitant to deal with this person, especially for an expensive type.

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 Posted 06/26/2017  7:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add moxking to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Grain striatum on this example shows no visible strike that would be consistent for this type. I'd pass without authentication.
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For the same Seller...To good to be truth!
(Sicily tet)


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