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New Member
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Does anyone have any idea what this coin is and if it's even a coin. I have no idea   |
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Moderator
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@snoo, I agree not an actual coin, but I'm moving this thread over to the ancients subforum so that hopefully we can figure out what it is trying to be.
It looks like both sides are almost exactly the same. Can you confirm? Thx.
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New Member
 United States
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Yes both sides are almost identical
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New Member
United States
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Any ideas gentlemen? Ladies?
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New Member
United States
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So is it fake and worthless come on help me out I'm new at this
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Moderator
United States
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Well, first please just chill out a little bit. I may take hours or even a couple days for folks to weigh in on what they are seeing.
Also, it could be helpful if you could add the diameter and weight of this piece. Thx.
"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
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is not a coin
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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Well I think the poster wants to know what it is loosely based on. Assuming this is a tourist item, there seems to be a hint of a dolphin in the correct position on the right for this to be loosely based on Syracuse from the decadrachm. The nymph with an earring, and the curves where you expect to see a dolphin. Is that the kind of answer you are requesting from us? In fact I do see the hints of all three dolphins in the positions from the actual coin below. (3,6, and 9 O'clock.) https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4293813 Edited by louisvillekyshop
09/27/2022 8:21 pm
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Agree. It is not a genuine coin, either ancient or modern. And agree that the design is loosely based on the Arethusa-and-dolphins design found on the tetradrachms and decadrachms of Syracuse.
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Pillar of the Community
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A genuine coin should not have the same image on both sides. Likely an ancient or modern counterfeit. Many coins are recently made to look ancient to sell to tourists in the Middle East, some were made and sold at museum shops, some are made to deceive, fakes sold as genuine, etc. You could take it to a local coin store that has a metal analyzer to see if it's at least silver or not. If it's not silver you know for sure it's fake.
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09/28/2022 09:58 am
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