Athens Owl Coin - Real Or Replica? - Coin Community Forum

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athens5 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 02/20/2016 10:19 pm need some help determining if this is a real coin or not? Report this Post to the Staff

GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 02/20/2016 10:27 pm To get the best response on this coin it should be moved to the ancient coin section. Report this Post to the Staff
arnoldoe Valued Member Canada 266 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 12:00 am I think it is probably a replica.. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 05:16 am What is it's weight? I would like to see some pictures of the edge. Where did it come from? This type is perhaps the most faked of ancient coins. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 08:22 am to the community I enhanced your images a bit. I would like to see better pictures not in the 2x2's and an edge shot. My gut feeling though is that this is a modern fake. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/21/2016 10:08 am I agree with Echizent , but let us wait for pics ; albert Report this Post to the Staff
stuwii New Member United Kingdom 16 Posts	Posted 02/25/2016 05:37 am I'd also suspect it to be fake. If genuine this coin would be worth a lot of money. There's so many copies of this coin floating around . Where did you aquire it? Report this Post to the Staff
athens5 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 12:49 pm not sure how to properly take the edge shots..let me know if this is good enough to tell if its a replica.. it doesn't seem to be fully even all the way around the edge. I acquired the coin from my grandfather. he left behind about 10 huge binders of old world coins in 2x2's. not sure where to start so I pulled a few that looked VERY old or unique looking and decided to start some research. this site has been very helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 7:03 pm Thanks for the pictures. Unfortunately, this coin apperas to be made from two halves, joined together or it is cast. There is a circumferential join line. Edited by sel_69l 02/28/2016 7:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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