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Coindog.  to the ancients forum! Your Trajan is really nice! I agree with sap, sel, dv, and the others about the athena /owl. It looks questionable. That die break is pretty wild. |
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Welcome, those are some nice looking coins. Hope the Greek one ends up being authentic.
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Judging by how Steves was 15.2 grams mine is way off it weighs in at 4.04 grams.
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There are several known fakes of that particular Trajan issue. I don't see any die matches but a couple things would make me question it. I would post it to FORVM authentication board for more expert opinions.
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Coindog => my coin is a Tet ... => if your coin only weighs 4.? grams then it must be a Drachm, not a Teradrachm ... => there is still a chance  http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...thens/t.htmlhere is a link to explore => there may be others as well? ... we're definitely all rootin' for ya, dawg!!  Edited by stevex6
07/12/2012 7:50 pm
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Well, not knowing much more that I can do. Would this be a candidate for David Sear? What else can I do to determine if it is a fake or not? Thanks for all the replies. jwharper you and I are both cheap then I argued over the price off and on for an hour.
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If you have the coin in hand you can examine the edge to see if there are any signs of a seam. Also if there are any cast bubbles on the surfaces.
Good photos of both sides would help those on the forums make a determination.
Edited by Doucet
07/12/2012 8:33 pm
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I agree ...  a) => take a poop-load of photos so that the pros on this site can get a better "feel" for your specimen/coin ... b) is it too personal/sensitive to ask what you paid for the suspect owl? c) because if I remeber correctly, David Sear's blessing ranged anywhere from $40 to $75, depending upon whether you want a yes-no answer, compared to a thorough coin description/background ... plus, whether you wanted it to wait in a queue or whether you wanted to know ASAP!! (and yes, of course I paid $75 ... I had to know!))  |
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I'm glad to know there is a fellow collector who is frugal Coindog. I would also like to ask where you purchased the coins. This can make a big difference as well. If you bought from a well known and distinguished dealer or from ebay (not all coins sold on ebay are fakes - I know some very well respected dealers who also sell on ebay). If the seller is one of these respected dealers, there will be a guarantee of authenticity. One last point. Before you decide to spend the money to have your coins authenticated by David Sear or any other service, I agree with MartiVltori. Post your coins and questions on forumcoins.com. There are a collection of experts who frequent that web site such as Andrew McCabe and Curtis Clay to name a couple. They can be brutal, but they will be honest. |
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it weighs in at 4.04 grams. Yeah...that could explain a lot of things, such as the flan shape/size, the design details, and the crack!  I honestly haven't seen many owl drachms, so this is one for the real experts. I hope it turns out to be legit--those aren't as common as tetradrachms, I think.  |
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Doucet looking over the coin there doesn't seem to be a seam  or any cast bubbles. I'll try and get some better photos in the morning.Then on to forumcoins.com and here of course. Jwharper I bought it at a coin store that does NOT have any specialization. These were the only two ancient coins he had.I can handle brutal over the computer no one can see me cry. Steve6 I paid 26 for it and 40 for the other after a long debate. I would probably splurge for the details if it came out genuine. If not I wouldnt want the info. I read it could take two months, that might kill me. Poop load of pictures coming right up. |
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"I paid 26 for (the owl drachm)" You know...if it turns out to be real, that's one of the best deals I've heard of for a Greek coin. Just to get things moving along, I'll scan the fake databases for a match; it won't be hard to spot a copy with that crack. |
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Dude => in my books => if you really did only pay $26, then quit your cryin' and put the puppy into your "suspect owl drachm" category .... brutal
=> at least with my scandal, we were at $400 or $500 bucks ... man, I'll buy that fake thang of of you for $26 ... problem solved
=> I'll put it in my ever increasing collection of "what the fah am I doin' collection ancient cooins!!?' collection
... go ahead, buy some more coins ...
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Yeah I figured 26 bucks was an ok deal just because I know NOTHING about ancient coins so I figured what the heck why not.
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