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gibby3 Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 06/03/2010 8:53 pm can someone help id this coin and give me a ballpark value? thanks Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 06/03/2010 9:10 pm Does it have a reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
needgames4lyfe Valued Member United States 323 Posts	Posted 06/03/2010 9:13 pm yes, we would need the other side picture Report this Post to the Staff
gibby3 Valued Member United States 69 Posts	Posted 06/03/2010 10:08 pm well, this is an auction photo so it's all I have to go on. the auction house doesn't seem to know what it is either. the only other info I have is that it's about a 1/4 oz. Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 06/03/2010 10:21 pm I think I would pass on this one unless I KNEW the originals were cast. The coin really looks cast and the piece of the edge seems to support that view. Which auction house has the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 06/04/2010 02:30 am It's an ancient coin from the Kushan Empire, in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan. I believe King Kanishka I was the only one to strike the distinctive "guy in a dress" design in gold. There are two genuine examples (weighing 7.9 and 7.6 grams) and one fake (weighing 6. grams) on this website. I couldn't say one way or another whether this coin was fake, just from that pic, but originals should be struck, not cast. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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