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Ancient Coin Identification

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 Posted 02/26/2020  02:22 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add westarek to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello, I'm hoping someone can tell me something about this coin

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to CCF. Give it a bit and members will help you.
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@westarek, fist welcome to CCF. Second, that looks like a Lion and Bull from Lydia (Ancient Greece). Can you please post the weight? Thx.
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I can tell you all you need to know. It's fake as are all coins offered by this ebay scoundrel (pana_nis).
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Possible greek/Roman lead seal.
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Sorry to say but I agree with KS, it is a modern fake.
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It is a modern fake, as others have noted. Before you buy from ebay, check out whether the seller has been blacklisted here:

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/bo...opic=18502.0

or here:
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html

or look here for the type:
http://forgerynetwork.com/
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