Two Coins And Having Difficulty Identifying.

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Grob New Member Canada 9 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 09:53 am From doing a little research, I believe the first one with the eagle is: Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, 323 - 283 B.C. 26 mm 14 g The second one; I don't even know what to search for. 32 mm 15 g Any direction would be good. Report this Post to the Staff

FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3444 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 10:06 am Hard to see much from the pics of Ptolemy. I believe the coin is (likely) genuine but attribution may need better photography. Second coin looks like a cheap bronze casting of a Syracuse Tetradrachm. The picture doesn't show it well but it shows enough to make me say it looks no good Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS 03/26/2018 10:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 3:12 pm Need clearer pictures. The first coin is Ptolemaic and appears genuine but need clear pictures to be sure. The second is a very crude cast copy of a decadrachm of Syrcause. Report this Post to the Staff
Grob New Member Canada 9 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 5:20 pm I took better pictures. What is the best way to find out the value? Does " very crude cast copy of a decadrachm of Syrcause " mean I should use it under a leg to level off my dresser? Rob Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 03/26/2018 8:07 pm I usually go to Vcoins.com and see what they're being sold for. I also go to ebay and search for "Sold" listings to what they've sold for (if any). Only on ebay sometimes you will see some fakes that were sold for cheap (some for a lot). I would keep the fake, just for reference and a lesson learned. Edited by travelcoin 03/26/2018 8:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 03/27/2018 08:09 am @Grob Both of these strike me like the kinds of repros Reader's Digest used to send along with offers for book series they sought to sell. They are also both in the same size and weight range. I don't like the look of the eagle on what purports to be a Ptolemaic piece. It's too flat, as are the surfaces around the defects. Report this Post to the Staff
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