"Smederova Hoard" fakes

[Victor]

more fakes from the "Smederova Hoard" being offered on E-Bay Germany by the seller telcoin

[Victor]

and another from a different seller in Germany

[Victor]

Some more offerings from the "Smederova Hoard" from seller friedenwelt12 in Germany. These things turn up pretty often there.

[Victor]

some more fakes from the "Smederova Hoard" being offered on Ebay in France by seller antiquehistory2013

http://www.ebay.fr/usr/antiquehistory2013


This is a fairly new Ebay account, so maybe he doesn't know that these are fakes.

[Nikko]

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/SBC-Lot-of-141-modern-beautiful-Imitations-of-Roman-coins-141-mod-Imitationen-/221337395804?pt=M%C3%BCnzen_Medaillen&hash=item3388bca25c

Cheap 

[Victor]

Cheap 

It is sad that he has had three offers already; but I guess the crooks need more fake coins to sell.

[Victor]

like a bad penny, these keep turning up

[Genio popvli romani]

I have sent an email to Antiqva ltd about these coins and the Probus aurelianus ( http://www.nummus-bibleii.com/t5190p70-le-tresor-de-smederevo ).
Ansewer : "You are mistaken"
So, Antiqua ltd has entered my black list....

[Genio popvli romani]

A few other specimens.


And an other Dangerous one (Constantius campgate) which is less offered.

[Victor]

I have sent an email to Antiqva ltd about these coins and the Probus aurelianus ( http://www.nummus-bibleii.com/t5190p70-le-tresor-de-smederevo ).
Ansewer : "You are mistaken"
So, Antiqua ltd has entered my black list....

I am glad you contacted him, but it is a shame he did not believe you. So he is either a crook or stupid...or both.

[Victor]

It's been a while since I have seen any of these "Smederova Hoard" coins for sale, much less a collection of them. I don't think the seller is a crook, just clueless.

[six2ten]

A couple of reappearances in the next M&M sale, lots 220 and 222 ... these will be popping up forever I suspect

[Victor]

Hopefully they will pull them quickly from the auction.

[Joshmaggosh]

I got one of these in a cheap lot from an otherwise trustworthy seller a few years ago. I kept it as the other coins were fine and the cost was low. The flan looks and feels like an authentic coin (the scratches are odd), although fake.
 

[Victor]

These coins can be fairly deceptive, until you are familiar with them. The dies are not bad-- not good, but not bad either. They are also pressed, probably with some sort of hydraulic set up; versus struck.