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jake the snake New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 12:40 am I got this from my grandparents is it real it says antimaxoy on the back and is Greek and silver. And on the back has a man holding a trident and an N circled from Greco-bactrian Kingdom * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16904 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 01:43 am Hello and welcome. I moved your thread from the Welcome section to the Ancients section, so our ancients experts can comment. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure the comments will not be positive for you. Bactrian coins are commonly faked in Afghanistan, where they are sold in the street markets to foreign visitors and troops. Yours bears all the hallmarks of a fairly well made but nevertheless cast fake. 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
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 01:55 am As said in the other topic, please post as clear a picture as possible. At first look it seems what 'Sap' said is true, casting marks on both sides. Report this Post to the Staff
jake the snake New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 01:56 am Thank you very much Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 02:53 am This is supposed to be a tetradrachm of Antimachos from the Baktrian kingdom, but sadly this is just a copy and not a real coin. If you look along the edge you will probably see a casting line around the coin. I rotated your images for you. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 11:10 am The coin is almost certainly a fake. If it were real I would sell it and buy yourself a decent car. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 11:15 am If you got stiffed on the coin. See if you can return it. If not keep your head up, share your potential buys with us and know when you collect with the CCF guys you collect among friends. Many folks here have been guided and have become very knowledgeable consumers. Report this Post to the Staff
Arael Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 12/05/2014 11:42 am Definitely a castes fake, we all make mistakes when we start collecting though, consider it a learning experience that will make you a better collector! Report this Post to the Staff
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