Medieval experts: Is this a fake?

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• sumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭

  April 19, 2009 10:10AM

  I have no idea but I always like this kind of thread so... TTT!

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• coachleonard Posts: 995 ✭

  April 19, 2009 2:50PM

  looks plenty authentic to me.

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• 1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭

  April 19, 2009 6:20PM

  Looks good to me! Plus there's wonderful old "crust" as well.
  
  

  .....GOD
  
  
  "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
  
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• spoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭

  April 20, 2009 2:47AM

  I'm no expert but...
  
  I don't like it. The strike looks sharp in some areas but poor definition in others, nasty cleaning, perhaps bent and realigned, and the patina is just ugly. So, even if it is genuine I'd pass and wait for better, it won't be long - though it will probably cost more.
  
  I used to see these with some frequency back when I was searching for earlier Sicilian pieces, so I don't think they're all that r@re!, but it has been a while so perhaps they went up in price and are hoarded like so much else...
  
  A point in its favor - I have bought from that seller before, no problems. But that was more modern stuff. I can't say how experienced he is with medieval & ancients, but I have no reason to doubt him.

  My wantlist & references

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