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A short review and analysis of the life and methods of Carl Wilhelm Becker, taken from George F. Hill's 1924 monograph Becker the Counterfeiter.
Walker, Alan - Why are you so sure
it's a fake? The Celator, May 1997 issue
Tameanko, Marvin - Fake
'Medium Bronze' Coins of the Bar Kosiba War, AD 132-135. The
Celator
Kroh, Dennis J. - Ancient Coins
and Modern Fakes: How to tell the difference - author's site
Smith, Doug - web site page with
an introduction to Ancient Coin fakes and their detection
Smith,
Doug - web site page with an introduction to Ancient Cast Coins and
their manufacture. Important to the understanding of modern cast coins (fakes).
CGB/CGF gallery of fakes- An enlightening
array of fakes, with commentary. Part of the firm's much larger and useful
resource online.
John
and Jacqui Jencek gallery of fakes- An assortment of fakes, mainly the
work of Slavey Petrov.
12 Caesars Classical Numismatics- An insightful interview
with Slavey Petrov and catalog of his work.
more to be added
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