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New Member
Turkey
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These are my collection. Number 1-3-5-7-9 are roman coins. Is any body tell me about these coins history and value ? I know only number 5 Lucius Verus A.D. 169-161 and Number 9 Athenion own B.C.467-465 but I dont know is it original or copy. Number 2-4-6 and 8 is I think very unique because I couldnt find similars in ancient coin books. I found them in Turkmenistan which is capital old Parthia empire. Is anybody saw coin like this before ?   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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7 is Macedonian (Drachm?) of Alexander the Great it is a early posthumous issue from the east, most probably Aradus,Byblusor Miletus. 1 is Byzantine, 4 is Bactrian, 8 is Seleucid (don't know exact details but have seen coins like it around, not rare?). 9 is a copy of an Athenian Dekadrachm the others appear to be Roman.
Btw welcome to the forum mate
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08/04/2015 02:57 am
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New Member
 Turkey
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Thank you florin. Do you know its really very intresting your determined because these coins found in Capital of Parthian "Nisa or nussay" in Turkmenistan. Its show that They were parthian but they collect another countries coins. I think now I need to read more about history of macedonian empire.
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 United States
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 to the community Sorry to say but none of these coins are real. They are all modern cast copies. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Well I identified what copies they were imitating then  Oh well berdibek good luck in ancients my friend, my grandad used to find coins of Alexander and Philip in the fields of Macedonia. A lot of the community was Turkish Muslim (My grandad is Macedonian Orthodox) and they were always nice, they all used to celebrate Ramadan and Christmas together regardless of their Orthodox or Muslim denomination seriously they are an inspirational community. Edited by oh my florin
08/04/2015 07:28 am
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New Member
Turkey
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Florin you are right. In the Ottoman times jews, muslim and christians lived together without problem. Unfortunately today we cant do this so I was suprised.
Echizento thank you. I just registered this forum. Normally I am not collector of ancient coin. I collect foreing countries coin money now I have 79 different country. I want to ask you that how to know a coin real or not. I think you are already experienced but I want to know which properties are you controlling ? Because they are really look like very old.
I cant understand that who can manufacture fake coin because they are not worth and I bought some of them very cheap 4-5$. I thought that it should be much more cost manufacture these coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have to say that echizento is 100% correct.
They all appear to be very obviously fake to me.
I maintain a collection of fake ancient coins, and the character of those posted is very similar to those in my own collection.
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Moderator
United States
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These are pretty easy tell because of how poor and soft the details are. Real struck coins wouldn't look like these. Several of the one you posted are suppose to be silver. These are all some type of base medal.
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Sorry, they dont look real to me to. I have number 5 coin and is not real to
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Valued Member
Canada
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if coin #9 was a genuine Athens Decadrachm, it would be worth $100,000 +
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Yeah I know berdibek, btw sorry I wasn't able to pick out the fakes most of them are outside my area (Macedonia and early successors)
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New Member
Turkey
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Dear Friends,
Thanks all of you for valuable comments. After All comments also I believed they are fake but still I cant understand one thing. Before I worked manufacture industry and I experienced that if you manufacture something. Its cost must be more than what you spend for manufacture.
I bought number 4 and 8 from same place and there was 7-8 more coin like this and I ordered them over (top to top) checked sizes and shape but they were completly different. They werent same size. So I thought, they are not standart. so its cant be fabrication. I bought both about 10$ so please can you tell me which stupid guy product them in different size and shape for 5$
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08/05/2015 02:40 am
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