Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Fakes => Topic started by: Heliodromus on October 14, 2021, 06:19:23 PM

Title: Cast fakes ?
Post by: Heliodromus on October 14, 2021, 06:19:23 PM

Pretty much everything this seller has listed, at least all the LRBs, looks very suspect. I'm assuming they are cast fakes - a very odd looking bunch of coins. Are people really going to this much trouble for mostly common coins ?!

https://www.ebay.com/sch/vetoni86/m.html?item=353704746957&hash=item525a721fcd%3Ag%3AfrUAAOSwDW5hWbfG&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

What do you think ?

Title: Re: Cast fakes ?
Post by: Victor on October 14, 2021, 06:42:12 PM

I added this guy to the fake seller list in March of this year. I believe that he has several accounts on eBay selling the same junk. This account (vetoni86) is from Cheltenham, and coincidentally this fake seller (4erepa) is also from there.

There are two other accounts that sell the same garbage cast coins (vintage_items925 & bisdimi_60) out of Bristol, but they must also be affiliated as they have all sold some of the exact same cast fakes.

Title: Re: Cast fakes ?
Post by: Nikko on October 15, 2021, 05:38:41 AM

A couple of fake SPES PVBLICA.

Title: Re: Cast fakes ?
Post by: Nikko on October 15, 2021, 05:39:36 AM

More

Title: Re: Cast fakes ?
Post by: Heliodromus on October 15, 2021, 08:03:49 AM

Those are from a different source - struck from modern dies.

The ones vetoni86 are selling are casts based on genuine coins. It seems someone put a lot of effort into fake patinas and photography, and less into the actual casting process!