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Delareece Valued Member Canada 101 Posts	Posted 08/07/2012 10:11 pm Hey there guys, I am relatively new to coin collecting, and brand new to this forum. All help is greatly appreciated. I have these 5 old coins, and I don't have the slightest idea how to identify them. Also, before you have a look, I am already 99.8% sure these are all fakes. I just want to see if any of them are real. My dad got all 5 very cheap while overseas serving in Afghanistan from the local market in Kandahar. Coin 1 - Appears to be copper. Appears to be folded metal. Some sort of bird (possibly a crane) on front. Coin 2 - Mans head looking to the left on back. Some sort of bird on front. Coin 3 - Mans head looking to the right on back (possible helmet?). Man riding horse on the front. Looks like possible Greek wording on front. "EYKPATIA" appears on bottom of front. More wording across top (can't make out). Coin 4 - Woman's head looking to the left on back. Lettering "CARBVLA" on front. Very thick coin. Approx. 1cm Coin 5 -Woman's head looking right on back. Maybe some sort of horse on front. Appears to be copper. Again, very think. Approx 1cm. Any thoughts/comments are welcomed. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 08/07/2012 11:11 pm #1 Afghan civic falus http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=2118 Report this Post to the Staff
Delareece Valued Member Canada 101 Posts	Posted 08/07/2012 11:22 pm DCH, Thanks so much! Do you know if these coins are valuable or scarce? Would it be worth it to make counterfeits? I'd much rather a real coin worth no money, then a fake coin trying to be a diamond in the rough. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 08/08/2012 12:43 am #1 is probably genuine, but the other four are all either "fantasies" or "tourist copies" of ancient coins. #3, for example, is a replica of a silver tetradrachm of king Eukratides I of Bactria, an ancient kingdom situated in what is now Afghanistan/Pakistan. A genuine tetradrachm with this design can be seen on the Wikipedia page I linked to. But #4 is actually copied from a coin from an ancient Spanish city; not the sort of coin you're likely to find in southern Afghanistan. Genuine example. Quote: My dad got all 5 very cheap while overseas serving in Afghanistan from the local market in Kandahar. A large percentage of the "ancient coins" for sale over there are fake, sad to say. Especially if they're "very cheap". 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
Delareece Valued Member Canada 101 Posts	Posted 08/08/2012 12:03 pm Sap, Thanks for your help! Well, gotta say, 1 outta 5 isn't too bad. I was expecting all 5 to be fake. Do you think there is any chance the other 4 are real? Or are you almost positive they are all fake? Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2878 Posts	Posted 08/08/2012 2:56 pm I'm afraid I suspect No 1 is also a fake. There has been a rather annoying upsurge in fake Islamic bronze coins of "collectable" value - particually those depicting animals, sunfaces or other "non-script" based motifs. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 08:08 am The bottom two are definitely fake. I have to say, the top one does look to be suspect with the erosion. Second one is also nearly certainly fake, and the one under it is too good to be true, so it also most likely a fake. Way too fine to be taken at that price. The upside to these things is that they are nice looking at a cheap price and are a great conversion piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Delareece Valued Member Canada 101 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 12:11 pm Thanks for all the help guys! Report this Post to the Staff
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