DRP Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I'm actually a Russian coin collector, and have a colleague from India who just had a kid and I wanted to give him a gift in celebration of that fact. I've always been a little hesitant to buy anything numismatic on ebay but thought this might be inexpensive enough to not be a forgery: http://cgi.ebay.com/AR-drachm-Saurashtra-a...=item3efc7d5a54 Opinions please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Not my area, but looks okay to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 It's probably okay, given the seller's feedback rating. I generally don't buy ancients off ebay, as I'm not yet experienced enough with them. But I have bought some lower value/grade ones off the 'bay. I prefer Vcoins though, much more selection, information and better return policies than ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapeek Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 It is safe because the seller is safe, and because these kind of cheap coins is not so interesting to be counterfeit. I also like Vcoins but on ebay you have many more possibilities to get lower prices than elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRP Posted August 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Thanks for the info! Actually I did purchase the coin and it arrived safe and sound and looks A-OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Actually I did purchase the coin and it arrived safe and sound and looks A-OK. How would you know? How many have you seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRP Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 It had the dull verdegris as one would expect from a 1,000+ year old coin and was sufficiently crudely struck. I think if you were going to fake it, you'd strike it better. As another reader noted, for $14 it's probably not worth going to the trouble of counterfeiting it. In comparison to the photos in Mitchener and others from the 'net it looked close enough to the similar coins of the locale/era that I'm pretty sure it's the real deal. To answer your question: I've never seen a coin like this in my life. I have zero (0) experience with Sassanian/Indian coins. As I indicated, I'm a Russian collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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