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New Member
United States
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Hello everyone, my first post. I'm struggling to find an exact match of this coin online. I believe it might be authentic, but with my extremely limited knowledge I'm just not sure. I don't think it's a cast since there are small flan cracks that cross over, but it's amazingly well shaped and that gives me concern. What's really throwing me are the surface cracks. I would appreciate any input or opinions from the experts here in the community. Do you see any tell-tale signs of it being a fake and are those cracks normal? And lastly, has anyone seen this coin before? Thanks!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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100% fake - style, surfaces everything wrong
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
 to the forum akg  Your coin is based on this one:  Unfortunately as you can see there are big differences in the styles of these two examples. You may be correct that it is not cast but it is still unfortunately a reproduction of some kind. Its likely to have been made to be sold to tourists in Italy or as a give-away in a magazine, these seemed to be popular a few decades ago. You were right to be concerned about its excellent shape, again this is something that points to a modern production technique. I'm not sure how the surface cracking has been caused. |
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New Member
 United States
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I appreciate the quick responses! The good news is that I found it on the ground some 30 years ago while travelling, so no harm - no foul. It's nice to know one way or the other. Now I can just enjoy it as a fun keepsake. Thanks guys!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Yeah...the style of the lettering is completely modern. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
Sorry to pile on, but I totally agree. Its fake for sure.
However, welcome to the forum.
Regards,
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Is there a word 'copy' on the edge?
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New Member
United States
4 Posts |
It's alright - pile on. I had my suspicions all along. I'm just happy to know definitively.
The coin may be a fake, but the warm welcome from everyone makes up for it! Glad I joined.
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
If that's what it takes to draw your interest to this hobby then that's great. And you didn't loose out on lots of money either. Also you will be more cautious of buying fakes in the future welcome to this great hobby
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Valued Member
United States
422 Posts |
As well! If you choose to start collecting ancients, this is the place to find anything .... and I mean anything on the subject. These guys are great! |
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
to the community Sorry to add to the list but it's a fake. |
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Posted 03/23/2012 8:37 pm
