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mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 07/31/2012 08:18 am Need help identifying this coin. Dimensions are 117 X 188mm and weight about 3gr. Not sure if modern or old. Thanks, Mike. Report this Post to the Staff

Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 07/31/2012 08:24 am I'm not a Greek coin specialist, but your coin appears to be a modern fake of a very popular Greek coin. Hold on though and wait for one of the Greek coin collectors to give you more definitive information. Regards, Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 07/31/2012 08:24 am Im not a greek expert, so I cant judge, but 188mm sounds awefully big! Id say it looks modern, but let an expert chime in. Report this Post to the Staff
mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 07/31/2012 08:43 am Apolgies re the size. Should be 17 x 18 mm. Regards, Mike. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16851 Posts	Posted 07/31/2012 08:46 am yep, sorry, but it's not a genuine ancient. It's another "crooked eye" replica owl. We've seen them before on the forum; here's a few links. 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
mikehy Valued Member South Africa 147 Posts	Posted 07/31/2012 09:00 am Many thanks to all that have responded so far. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Regards, Mike. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/31/2012 2:26 pm Most likely, it's a 'tourist curio' piece, never intended to duplicate the authentic coins, which cannot be sold in Greece. This site has a few examples near the bottom. Edited by DVCollector 07/31/2012 2:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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