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Authentic Caria Rhodes, Helios-Rose Bud?

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What is the consensus on this coin?

Authentic-Caria-Rhodes,-Helios-Rose-Bud?

Authentic-Caria-Rhodes,-Helios-Rose-Bud?

Obverse.: Head of Helios with Corona right
Reverse: ANTIGENHS / P - O. rose with stem and Bud on the right in the box left Schiffsprora; the whole thing in a quadrate incusum.
3, 0 g - 15 mm
BMC of 249. SNG Keckman 632. Jenkins, Group A, 17
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 Posted 12/06/2012  7:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I looks great to me, ta wee on the light side but I don't see anything wrong with it. The metal looks like it has cleaning lines rather than the modern steel die look in my opinion. There doesn't appear to be a seam on the edge if its a fake it fooled me.
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 Posted 12/06/2012  7:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Eng5858 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply


What a beautiful coin, I sure hope this is real, awesome coin...
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 Posted 12/06/2012  7:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I just looked for a fake match couldnt find one....so I think your safe here, this is a great find there bro. The only thing that bothers me is that....
I can't get it....
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 Posted 12/06/2012  7:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bing to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's not cheap and it busts my budget once again. I looked through the fakes reports as well. I think the lightness is from the way the image was taken. Hmmm
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 Posted 12/06/2012  7:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gil-galad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's definitely a nice coin!

Way out of my budget for sure and I don't even know the price. lol
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If you don't mind me asking but what is this being sold for. I know these can go from the several hundred to about a thousand dollars. If you can get a deal by all means, it is a well centered and gorgeous coin. Its wicked nice. I do like these but I have always thought that if your gonna spend go for the didrachm denomination a nice 7 gram or so piece. I like chunky though...
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 Posted 12/06/2012  8:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dionysos to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks ok to me too (and quite nice )
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At the moment it's going for $399. I think from what I can see on Vcoins and acsearch that it's a pretty good price considering the condition.
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 Posted 12/06/2012  9:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's a beautiful coin, I bet it set you back quite a bit. Congrats. Maybe some day I'll be able to afford one like this.
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Before you bull the trigger look at HJB on ebay some good deals there ending on Sunday. I can't say as I ever spent that much on a coin (not that its not worth it) but I think you can get chunkier for $399
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You're right. I think I'll wait. Thanks for the reality check.
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Got to be careful....I know I get numis-amped too!
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 Posted 12/06/2012  10:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Henry2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hmmm I wonder if the designer of the Peace dollar got some ideas from this coin
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 Posted 12/06/2012  10:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
it is kind of similar isn't it?
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I went looking for one of these, if you can get it for that price I think you should jump on it, great looking coin, could or should be in the thousands...
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