Counterfeit/Fake Or Real Greek Coin Need Help

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yiorgos131313 Valued Member Greece 259 Posts	Posted 12/10/2016 2:58 pm Hello every one this photo was sent to me if I was intrested to buy the coin but I cant tell if it is real or not ,can anyone help ! Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 12/10/2016 9:07 pm Here is a link you may want to look at: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18552.html Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 12/10/2016 9:15 pm Hmm, the obv is noticeably different on the OP's piece, with more numerous rays in the sun aimed at the bird's mouth and different stars at the top. On the rev, the sigma at three o'clock is funny-shaped. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 12/10/2016 9:36 pm Spence, the examples I have seen are far less than carbon copies of each other. NGC World Coin Price Guide has an example that looks most similar. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 12/11/2016 07:46 am Ok @otto, it sounds like you are saying that there were many die variations for this coin. My Krause talks about varieties with the 1830 10 Lepta, but not the 1828 10 Lepta. This is a little outside my area of interest so you certainly could be right. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
yiorgos131313 Valued Member Greece 259 Posts	Posted 12/11/2016 2:34 pm Spence good eye yes its called a five ray variation just not sure it is real!! Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 12/11/2016 5:25 pm Quote: just not sure it is real I'm assuming that is is a costly coin. I would be very reluctant to pay a lot of money for a coin that may be a forgery. Report this Post to the Staff
Spott Valued Member United States 263 Posts	Posted 12/11/2016 10:28 pm This is a very pretty coin. There was a recent thread on another site where a coin that looked just like this one as well as a similar coin were discussed. https://en.numista.com/forum/topic55372.html Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 12/11/2016 10:57 pm Quote: This is a very pretty coin. There was a recent thread on another site where a coin that looked just like this one as well as a similar coin were discussed. The OP's coin and the one imaged on that other site are exactly the same coin Report this Post to the Staff
yiorgos131313 Valued Member Greece 259 Posts	Posted 12/12/2016 12:20 pm yes it is on numista , I made an offer on it and wasent sure if it was real!! asking price 8.000 euros Report this Post to the Staff
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