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curtislclay hat geschrieben:

Homer J. Simpson hat geschrieben:Ich habe Lanz angemailt. Hier nochmal das Bild, da ja die Münze sicher irgendwann zurückgezogen wird und das Bild dann weg ist.

At first Dr. Lanz just responded with the alleged provenance, as to Homer. My second e-mail seems to have convinced him, however, and I think he is going to withdraw the coin.

I wrote:

1. A nice sale, but unfortunately the Aquilia Severa sestertius, lot 480, appears to be from known modern (Bulgarian) dies, this example “aged” and corroded to make it more deceptive.

Compare the attached photo from the Fake Reports of Forvm Ancient Coins. On this EF strike from the modern dies, the crude, non-Roman and non-ancient style is obvious.

2. Despite the alleged provenance (“old Spanish collection”), the coin is without any doubt from the same modern Bulgarian dies that I showed in the attachment.

It is a modern fake, produced within the last couple of decades. I think you will save yourself a lot of bother by withdrawing it!

3. Would you say that your coin is from the same dies or different dies than the Bulgarian fake I attached to my first post?

If from the same dies, how can it be authentic?

According to my casts and photos of several dozen Aquilia Severa sestertii, her authentic sestertii were struck from only two obverse dies. The Bulgarian die of your coin is of course not among them.

The fake dies copy the genuine dies shown by BMC V, pl. 96.8. Note for example the position of the star on the reverse almost touching the C of S – C. By mistake or as embellishment, the forger transformed Concordia’s solid altar into a tripod altar.

kc hat geschrieben:Sieht mir irgendwie verdächtig aus:


http://www.ebay.de/itm/Aureus-Antoninus ... 4d3571610b


Grüße
kc

Homer J. Simpson hat geschrieben:Der Antoninus kann genauso echt wie falsch sein. Für mich gilt hier "If in doubt, leave it out". Wenn der Anbieter die Münze bei einem Auktionshaus anböte, sie dort für echt befunden würde, in die Auktion käme und versteigert würde, bekäme er natürlich mehr Kohle als auf Ebay mit "weiß nicht, ob echt oder nicht". Daß er das nicht tut, sondern das Stück auf Ebay stellt, spricht eher gegen die Echtheit, ist aber kein sehr starkes Argument.

Homer