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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James456, post: 4250692, member: 20888&quot;]Hi all - new poster here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve recently taken an interest in Viking antiquities and have acquired three items so far. Two are from a local, reputable dealer and one is from Timeline Auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I had done a little more research before buying anything - I didn&#039;t realise the scale of the number of fakes in the market and I also assumed that Timeline Auctions would be reputable; being a big, well established auctioneer but I am seeing lots of stories about them selling fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, the object I bought from Timeline is a socketted spearhead, allegedly Viking 9th-11th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it arrived, the item seemed very well preserved (a little too well preserved?) even from my very limited knowledge and I am now questioning its authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the reading I&#039;ve done, it looks like most of the fake antiquities are rings and jewellery etc, but are fake spearheads etc common? I may be worried about absolutely nothing but please let me know if this looks like an obvious fake in any way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some pictures of the item.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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