Fakes 2

		This was bought for scrap silver - it is an hemidrachm - in north syria from an old armenian - I was told he died since - who manufactured ancient coins for "jewellery". One can wonder why coins for jewellery require a fake hoard patina and dust...
		This florin is a mystery : it is supposed to be a middle age official "copy" of a current issue from Lorraine made by the Duke of Bar c. 1372. We took this one off our sale MONNAIES IV, N°857 (est. 60.000 FRF) as several top specialists considered it a modern forgery. They might be wrong and the coin genuine, but we took no chances.
		Same sale, MONNAIES IV, N°831, also withdrawn (est 15.000 FRF). Three specialists of the coinage of Metz in Lorraine considered the coin a XIXth century forgery. We are afraid they are right.
		This one is a cast tetradrachm but is interesting for the "make-up". It was dropped in acid and got some spots like it was badly cleaned from a hoard.