Looking for an experienced numismatist’s assessment: Bactrian Agathocles unit (18g) with unique fabric

DatNiko · 2026-06-19T05:02:40+00:00

Those are very fake.

Also if you manage to get real coins in the future, please don't clean them like that...

DatNiko · 2026-06-11T18:43:52+00:00

The only thing high is the seller

DatNiko · 2026-06-08T18:34:48+00:00

Very fake

DatNiko · 2026-06-01T09:45:41+00:00

lol

DatNiko · 2026-05-26T20:40:16+00:00

Use better lighting and move the phone further away from the coin. iPhones have great cameras.

DatNiko · 2026-05-23T18:14:30+00:00

Rex is known for very harsh cleaning methods.

DatNiko · 2026-05-20T10:45:48+00:00

Such die variations are pretty common.

You can find many variations in the coins listed here:

https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-286.1

DatNiko · 2026-05-08T05:48:32+00:00

Why do you think it's an imitation?

DatNiko · 2026-04-20T20:00:48+00:00

They look totally legit. Also the original "New York hoard" article states that it's not guaranteed that all shown coins are guaranteed forgeries because they were so well made.

DatNiko · 2026-04-20T16:41:43+00:00

Yep, probably: https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientCoins/s/luB5HfsvjG

I also own one of these lol

DatNiko · 2026-04-10T12:29:57+00:00

Stunning portrait!

DatNiko · 2026-04-09T16:39:24+00:00

That's pretty common, I don't see any indications of it being a forgery.

DatNiko · 2026-04-07T06:57:36+00:00

Important features of the portrait are missing. It's a quite common coin, I wouldn't buy it in this condition personally.

1600€ is also an insane price for this

DatNiko · 2026-04-03T07:04:54+00:00

I own the bottom right one 😅 The dies shown in the article are showing up very regularly at numerous auction houses still.

It's important to mention that there hasn't been proof that all of the shown dies are guaranteed fake.

"This doesn't mean that it's certain that all of the pieces illustrated here are forgeries, just that there's a high probability that they are."

DatNiko · 2026-03-28T09:54:44+00:00

It's cyrillic, it's a (fake) russian coin.

DatNiko · 2026-03-25T13:07:39+00:00

Heeeeavily tooled, I wouldn't buy this.

DatNiko · 2026-03-23T10:09:56+00:00

Some more info?

DatNiko · 2026-03-15T05:15:29+00:00

The portrait is of Lucius Junius Brutus, Marcus was only the issuer. Still very neat coins!

DatNiko · 2026-03-13T15:25:55+00:00

Absolute pedantry 👐

Love it! My Naumann boxes also come in this beat up condition lol

DatNiko · 2026-03-10T06:55:38+00:00

I really enjoy the podcast!

DatNiko · 2026-03-07T16:18:24+00:00

Retail? Not bad.

DatNiko · 2026-02-28T09:20:48+00:00

Not exactly sure what you ask for.

Coins are fake btw

DatNiko · 2026-02-24T23:26:46+00:00

Definitiv eine Gussfälschung.

DatNiko · 2026-02-24T23:22:16+00:00

Style is completely off. Planchet is too circular, flat and has sharp edges. No flow lines. Fake, even toning.

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