[Home, My eBay, Site Map, Sign In/Out] [eBay logo] [Main Navigation] [Browse Sub-Navigation] B&D: Taras, ex-Vlasto Plate, Fourre Stater Item # 1354234220 Coins:Coins: World:Ancient:Greek Bidding is closed for this item. roulis27[Spacer](62)[Spacer][star] is the winner. Please review the seller's Payment Instructions below. [Image] Payment Details Payment Instructions Item price US $53.58 none See Payment Instructions and item description, or contact seller for more information. -------------------------------------------------- [Spacer] [Show description]CurrentlyUS $53.58 First bid US $1.00 Quantity 1 # of bids 13 bid history [Leave feedback] Time leftAuction has ended. Location Jersey Shore (to seller) Country/Region United States /New York (to bidder) Started May-19-02 18:52:29 PDT [envelope]mail this auction to a friend Ends May-26-02 18:52:29 PDT [Gift Alert] request a gift alert If you are the seller or a high [Image] bidder - now Seller tiberius[Spacer](594)[Spacer][star][Spacer][ps][Spacer][about me] what? (Rating) view comments in seller's Feedback Profile | view seller's other items | ask seller a question [Image] High bid roulis27[Spacer](62)[Spacer][star] [Image] Payment Money Order/Cashiers Checks. Personal Checks. Other. See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping Seller ships internationally (worldwide). See item description for shipping charges. [Image] Seller Services Relist this item Make a Personal Offer Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Auction currency is U.S. dollars ( US $ ) unless otherwise noted. Description Barry & Darling Ancient Coins Serving the Internet community since 1996 [Image] Taras, Calabria Fourre AR Stater ex-Vlasto Collection Plate Coin Attribution · Ravel 403 - THIS COIN, Period III, 380 - 345 Obverse · Boy on horse walking left, holding bridle of 2nd horse, Nike flying above crowning boy. Reverse · Taras seated on dolphin left, holding kantharos, square raised tablet below. Size / Weight · 18 mm / 6.17 g Notes · From the Age of Archytas. Nice detail. We are pleased to be able to offer this example of an original plate coin from Ravel's reference work on the collection. About the Vlasto Collection: The Vlasto Collection was formed by Michel P. Vlasto during the end of the 19th and first part of the 20th centuries. His speciality was the Tarantine coins of Calabria and the collection was considered one of the premier collections for the type. Michel Vlasto died in 1936 after retiring to Athens. The collection was cataloged by Oscar E. Ravel in 1947 in his book "The Collection of Tarantine Coins Formed By M. P. Vlasto". This book is considered a definitive reference work on Tarantine coins. Over the last few years, the Vlasto family has been breaking up the collection to firms in Europe and the US. Some notes on ancient counterfeits: Over 25 centuries ago, some bright soul discovered that trade and the exchange of goods, services and especially the payment of taxes could be made easier by using standardized tokens with a fixed value. These tokens were made of precious metals such as gold, silver and bronze that had a known and accepted value. Gradually this formed the basis for coinage in the ancient world and by extension our modern economy with coins, currency, money orders, travelers checks, credit cards and so on. Whether it is by little pieces of metal, paper or plastic we still exchange tokens of value for our goods, services and (especially) taxes. However, soon after that bright soul introduced his tokens to the population, some equally bright (but nefarious) person discovered a way to cut out the middle man (i.e. the government, king, emperor, etc.) by making his own tokens and make a profit at the same time. Thus was born the counterfeiter. The coin in this listing was created using the 'plated' method of counterfeiting. Plated coins can be either silver or gold and have been found from all eras, from the earliest Greek through the end of the Byzantine Empire. They required a production facility that in many ways mimicked the official mints. Raw materials of bronze (for the core), silver (for the plating) would have been required along with molds for the cores and dies to stamp the coins. After a core was created, it would have been heated and a thin layer of silver foil wrapped around it. The wrapped core would then be struck with a die to create the final product. If the wrapped core were struck with sufficient force, all traces of the silver wrap edges would have disappeared. The thickness of the silver varied with earlier eras tending towards a much thicker foil. The thicker foil would have worn better and remain undetected longer. It is reasonably safe to say that the 'art' of counterfeiting is a very old one, considering that it is still with us today, over 2,000 years later. To see all of our eBay auctions, please visit our ' About Me ' page. Who are we? We have been in business serving the Internet community for more than 6 years offering a variety of ancient coins for all budgets. If you check our feedback you will see that it is excellent and shows that we try to make sure that all of our customers are happy. Our coins are fully guaranteed for authenticity without time limit. 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