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Massive Ancient Greek Coin

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 Posted 05/17/2020  10:51 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Moon to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Good Day. Massive coin 79mm 314g. Please take a look.
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 Posted 05/17/2020  11:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Numis-Northerner to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Can't say anything on authenticity, but I do know large bronze Roman coins similar in size to this one do exist, though I doubt they were for everyday commerce.

Real or not I would like to have something like this some day.
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This is an over-size, off-metal replica of an Athenian tetradrachm.
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Probably meant to be a paperweight or desk decoration. Athenian tetradrachms all weigh almost 17g on the money and are rarely as large as a half dollar.
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A nice paper weight.
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They use to make paperweight then too? And this big? WOW
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They use to make paperweight then too? And this big? WOW

Technically a 'papyrus weight'.
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05/18/2020 3:59 pm
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You are right Kush Papyrus weight.
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