Is This Greek Dekadrachm (The Owl Of Wisdom) Real? Found In Turkey.

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123king New Member Turkey 4 Posts	Posted 05/08/2019 05:58 am Hello everyone, The coin was found in Turkey which increases the change of being real as far as I research it. Its horizontal radius is ~3 cm and its vertical radius is ~3.3 cm. I do not know its weight yet. I wonder if it is real or not. EDIT: The rear side of the coin (the owl) is upside down comparison to the front side (head) Edited by 123king 05/08/2019 06:57 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/08/2019 09:09 am to the community It appears to be a cast copy, there is a casting seam along the edge. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/08/2019 09:42 am The provenance and attached find site information for this coin would have to be independently provable, to help support authenticity. One would then wonder why a coin of such importance to the heritage of Turkey, is not in a Turkish museum, instead of being commercially available on the international collector market. For this reason, illegal to export from Turkey, and to import into the United States. I agree: it appears to be a cast fake. Field roughness and 'mushiness' of design detail suggest 'cast'. Edge pictures also suggest cast - evidence can be seen of the removal of the mold joint seam. (I have an example in my 'black' collection - it is the only way I will ever get to own one). Report this Post to the Staff
123king New Member Turkey 4 Posts	Posted 05/08/2019 10:00 am Thank you for the information. According to the Internet, this Green dekadrachm are mostly located in Turkey and I thought it might be a real one and wanted to emphasize the location. Since it looks not a real one, I'll keep the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted 05/08/2019 10:01 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/09/2019 03:43 am I have a fake dekadrachm, much like the example pictured; I keep it in my 'black' collection. Due to my impecunity, I will never get to own a real one. Report this Post to the Staff
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