Antigonos Gonatas Counterfeit/Fake Or Not?

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geyikrali New Member Netherlands 13 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 07:44 am That coin is used as brooch and after bought it I cut the handles on the reverse side (left and right black parts) I'm not sure whether this coin is fake or not. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 08:07 am It's difficult for me to say from the scale of the pictures but at first glance I would think it was a real coin--stay tuned for some real experts to come along. Report this Post to the Staff
geyikrali New Member Netherlands 13 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 08:18 am Weight: 16.8 g Diameter: 28.5 mm PS: Additional information and higher resolution version is added Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 12:20 pm IMO this is a cast copy, I see lots of pot marks on the figure sitting on the prow and even on the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 1:23 pm There's your expert. Good eye echizento. Regardless whether it's real or not the large-scale picture is excellent camera work. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 4:21 pm It is a published fake, Prokopov, Modern Counterfeits..., 2003, #106. Here is another example. Martin Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Ferrari Pillar of the Community United States 671 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 8:03 pm I'll second echizento, it is most likely a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
geyikrali New Member Netherlands 13 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 11:20 pm I got the point echizento thank you so much, it cost me about 40$ but now I know how to distinguish fake and original.. thank you Report this Post to the Staff
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Antigonos Gonatas Fake Or Not?