Two brothers Shepsel and Leiba Gohman - merchants of the 3rd guild. Kept in Odessa antique store. But here's the trouble, they got too few real valuables, and the demand was quite high.

In 1891, the Gohmans opened an antique shop in the seaside town of Ochakovo. The brothers at some point realized that "values" do not have to find, they are quite possible to make themselves. So there was an underground antique shop.

Production was put on a "wide footing". And it came to the point that in the Russian Empire it was not safe to sell such goods.

Not thinking long, the Gohmans developed an adventure not unexpected in its scope. In 1896, Shepsel Gohman went to Vienna, to the Imperial Museum. Along with real valuables they were offered a golden tiara of the Scythian king Saitofern for 100 thousand dollars. Museum experts recognized the gold tiara as authentic, but the Vienna Museum didn't have that much money.

But such money turned out to be at the Austrian antique dealer Vogel and broker Shimansky. Having purchased the "golden tiara" from the Gohmans, they managed to sell it to the Louvre in Paris, which was also delighted with the acquisition.

"Golden tiara" Scythian king Cytofern immediately became the pride of the Louvre.

The deception was uncovered only in 1903. After a note by a jeweler appeared in the press that the pride of the Louvre was made by his colleague Israel Rukhomovsky and its story was completely fictitious.

The Louvre administration launched an investigation and removed the tiara from the exhibition. Rukhumovsky was summoned to Paris, where he proved his authorship. He explained that the "tiara" was ordered by two gentlemen as a gift for their friend. They paid only 1800 dollars for the work.

Soon Izrail Rahumovsky moved to Paris, where he became rich on orders. The Gohman brothers continued to sell counterfeit valuables to private collections with impunity.