Want To Know Price For Roman Owl Coin

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UnderTaker New Member Egypt 9 Posts	Posted 05/03/2012 7:51 pm hello I am from Egypt ... my friend has found a lot of Roman coins in different shapes and dates. this is a sample of the collection ... I just want to know if this coin worth money ? and how old it .. or what is the year of making it .. and any other information about it ... sorry I just have now this bad resolution pictures .. but maybe tomorrow I will get more high quality pics for many coins from this collection. Sorry about my very bad English Thanks and regards Under Taker Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/03/2012 10:41 pm to the community This coin is not Roman it's Greek. The coin is supposed to be from Athens and is one of the most forged of ancient coins. It is diffcult to say from your picture if it's real or not. We would need to see better pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/03/2012 11:13 pm Yes, it's hard to say a lot about your coin because the pictures aren't too sharp. From what I can see, the style of the owl and Î'Î˜Î• looks a little different. Some of these were made in Egypt in ancient times, and the style is different from Athens. Others are modern reproductions; I cannot be sure about your coin. What is the weight? Report this Post to the Staff
UnderTaker New Member Egypt 9 Posts	Posted 05/04/2012 01:01 am thanks alot for this useful information I appreciate you efforts for helping new members like me. if that possible just tell me please what is the price range if this is a real coin. because I am sure that this coin is real because my friend got it from underground in place that I know very well. but the problem with new photos that I have to travel about 100 Mile to my friend city to capture High quality photos. so just I want to know if this coins worth it to travel and spend time and money to capture new photos for it. I really appreciate every minute that you spend it reading my article just thanks alot for you kind ethics. Edited by UnderTaker 05/04/2012 01:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 05/04/2012 02:37 am Unfortunately, whether you believe the coin to be genuine or not, I can assure you the coin is not genuine. It's an exact match, as far as I can tell, for this "tourist copy" listed on FORVM. Particularly distinctive is the lack of any trace of the square incuse punch on the owl side, the way the AOE lettering bends around following the curvature of the coin rather than running in a straight line, and the way the owl's frontmost leg is lifted as if walking (again, to follow the coin's curvature). Sorry. 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
UnderTaker New Member Egypt 9 Posts	Posted 05/04/2012 02:49 am ok thanks for you effort Mr Sap .. but can you please provide me with a photo for an original one . Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 05/04/2012 03:57 am You can find plenty of examples of original specimens on this Wildwinds page. 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
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/04/2012 12:55 pm Normally, I wouldn't feel certain with soft-focus pics, but that sure looks like a match for the reverse. Sorry UnderTaker for getting bad news, but I guess knowing for certain is better than not. Edited by DVCollector 05/04/2012 1:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 05/04/2012 1:03 pm UnderTaker! Report this Post to the Staff
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