Friend Purchased 3 Greek Coins, But...

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planetparty New Member Slovenia 40 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 06:27 am My friend cloud not resist and purchased 3 (Greek?) coins. I consider myself also for a beginner and I am more "specialized" to Roman coins, since I want to collect them. I have him strongly advised not to buy that coins, and am pretty sure 2 of them are fakes. Want to hear your opinions and comments. Edited by planetparty 02/22/2016 06:29 am Report this Post to the Staff

nss-52 Moderator United States 54284 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 08:17 am The first one is supposed to be an Alexander the Great tetradrachm. The second one is supposed to be an Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. How much does each one weigh, and approximate diameter? Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Edited by nss-52 02/22/2016 08:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
planetparty New Member Slovenia 40 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 08:21 am Yes, there are a lot of variants of that Alexander the Great, this sames to be a legit coin, but the second and third one...i don't know... Thant Alexander is in a solid condition. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 08:48 am the third is a coin of Cappadocia , Ariarathes , there are several kings named A. albert Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 08:53 am I had exactly the opposite initial reaction. The Alexander (drachm, not tetradrachm, based on the size) has an odd raised edge I don't like. The Apollonia drachm may be okay...nothing screams fake to me, although it is a highly faked type. The Cappadocia issue at bottom (Ariarathes IV?), though porous and pitted, might be okay, imo. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 09:38 am No Greek coin I ever saw has a lip around the rim, this is a modern occurrence and so I agree with Bob that the Alex drachm is suspect. The second coin too I would not fancy based purely on the quantity of fakes and the last coin looks OK but porosity sometimes indicates casting, the weakness in the lettering might indicate that too and that it is so central on such a big flan seems a happy coincidence; most of these some detail on front or back touches an edge this one seems to have quite a lot of room around it. The only one I would wager heavily on is the first being wrong, but I wouldn't fancy any of them personally. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 1:36 pm The Alexander drachm is fairly easy to spot as a fake. The Apollonian is a bit more difficult to spot. I suspect good silver was used to make it appear more genuine. As stated earlier this is one one the most copied coins made, so without an experts examination I would suspect this one. On the last coin I don't like the way the edge looks like it has been smooth down, so I would suspect this coin also. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3446 Posts	Posted 02/22/2016 1:51 pm There is a booming industry in fakes being pedaled on Facebook these days. I have a friend (novice collector) who keeps bombarding me with pics and asking "what do you think". I keep responding fake or unsure almost half the time. I keep asking him why he keeps going back and of course the answer is "Great prices !" Report this Post to the Staff
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