Right or Wrong?

[Dale]

It looks to have age but 2000 years?

[david995]

That looks in way to good a condition is it genuine ? 

[celticspikey]

What did it cost Dale, I sold mine to my mate 6 years ago £2500, who was an avid collector of celtic and had hundreds literally. My feeling is wrong Bodvoc inscription looks odd It's almost all to good, that said its not in my hand and other folk on here would probably disagree and have more knowledge  good post though mate......please don't tell me you found it

[Dale]

What did it cost Dale, I sold mine to my mate 6 years ago £2500, who was an avid collector of celtic and had hundreds literally. My feeling is wrong Bodvoc inscription looks odd It's almost all to good, that said its not in my hand and other folk on here would probably disagree and have more knowledge   good post though mate......please don't tell me you found it

Its not mine, its one listed on eBay at the moment, It just don't look right both sides are central, the Bodvoc is fully on the coin rarely seen and worn even, the horse don't look right at all the ears, nose, neck it looks more like Rudolf to me the wheel is 6 spoked like a Catti and others, Bodvoc normally has 8. There should be a X between rump and neck but even that don't look right.
Its surprising how many gold struck Bodvocs are out there just take look on the celtic coin index, near the bottom of the Bodvoc page.

The new one iv shown is a forgery with a full Bodvoc inscription, struck in gold (Catalogued: 1981)

I would of gave scrap metal for it plus abit, but its on £650 at the moment.

[celticspikey]

I'm with you on this one Dale, mine had 8 spokes, as for the bid of £650 wow, be interesting to see where it ends up.

[Dale]

I'm with you on this one Dale, mine had 8 spokes, as for the bid of £650 wow, be interesting to see where it ends up.

It will be interesting, its just my thoughts, it may be right but I don't think so.

I just looked back at yours you can see the differences between the two

[probono]

That just looks too wrong to be right...

[Dale]

That just looks too wrong to be right...

It does mate

[jamiepearce]

If it's a copy how old would it be please?

[Dale]

If it's a copy how old would it be please?

Im thinking about the 80's it looks to have some age to it, the way the gold has toned it seems there was a load of fakes being produced around then, it may have something to do with detecting the coins starting to come to light so people will copy due to the high value.
I found a Bodvoc copy called the Bristol forger, but even he managed 8 spokes, there's some dangerous fakes out there.

[celticspikey]

Dale my mate was offered many fakes around the eighties He lived in Bristol but managed to winkle them out from the genuine finds of which there was many at this time, going back to this one  on e/ bay I get the feeling the seller will remove it his story to my mind is doubtful and lacks real providence, and the questions asked by people are picking at it. This is just my view I may be wrong, but he opens him self up to scrutinising on e/ bay as we all do, and rightly so, 

[Dale]

Dale my mate was offered many fakes around the eighties He lived in Bristol but managed to winkle them out from the genuine finds of which there was many at this time, going back to this one  on e/ bay I get the feeling the seller will remove it his story to my mind is doubtful and lacks real providence, and the questions asked by people are picking at it. This is just my view I may be wrong, but he opens him self up to scrutinising on e/ bay as we all do, and rightly so, 

Good, im glad he did spot em out;) Talking about providence this is the last Celtic coin the eBay seller sold, he says this coin was found in Basildon, and given to me as a memento? it sold for £174 someone took a hit somewhere? This is a photo I have of it in a mag sold back in May, the bright photo is the listing photo Nothing wrong with a little dealing though

[Chef Geoff]

I remember the fakes doing the rounds in the late 70's early 80's there used to be a coin and stamp shop on Cotham Hill in Bristol that had a little display of fakes under their glass counter but this was at a time that the Seaby catalogue had some listed at £30k and a few just marked as "unique" and at a time when dodgy dealing in metal detecting finds was more rife quite a few probably passed into private collections.
I think that until Ebay and the like bring in a ruling that all antiquities have to have either a PAS record sheet or a letter of authenticity from an "expert" (auctioneer etc) then people are going to try pass these copies as the real thing.

[celticspikey]

Yep I knew the shop as well Geoff, as you rightly say some ruling on authenticity needs to come in to force. 

[david995]

And there is that company that advertises they will copy any coin medal you like ...  that does nt sit quite right