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Fake Hadrian Aegyptos Denarius
Well, the economy doesn't seem to be affecting the fake ancient coin business. Here is one I won on eBay for around $175:
![]() Hadrian, AR Denarius, 131-138 (?), Undetermined Eastern Mint HADRIANVS-AVG COS III P P Bare head right AEGYPTOS Egypt reclining left, sistrum in right hand, left arm resting on modius filled with grain ears, ibis at feet 18mm x 20mm, 3.39g RIC II, 297 (Rome) Ex Gantcho Zagorski, eBay, June 2006 Note: This specimen is a modern (Bulgarian?) forgery. I saw another example for sale by Gantcho Zagorski on eBay in 2008, but cannot find the image to compare. Michael Kelly sent me an email a couple of days ago that Gantcho (dianacoins) now has another example up for sale in his store for $450! Note the reverse die match, but now paired with a Rome (!) mint obverse die. ![]() Gosh, I never realized the market for these fakes had nearly tripled in 3 years! Maybe because this one is a rare mule of two different mints? Enjoy ![]() --Beast
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Sorry for your misfortunes. Both of these coins reinforce why eBay is a wasteland of con-artists and fakers.
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and damn, they're both very well made. Could fool any amateur!
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A perfect example of why I stick with dealers like those at VCoins. I would have thought the coin you bought was genuine and through ebay there is little one can usually do about it.
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