I Am A Novice, Not A Collector...i Don't Know (Ancient?)

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kmitzka New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 4:46 pm My friend and I have been trying to identify this coin. It was given to him when he was younger. We assumed the face was Caesar...? Help identify this coin pleeease! Edited by Forum Mom to make title more descriptive and moved from Ancient Greek and Roman Coins forum to Identification forum at OP's request. Report this Post to the Staff

maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2099 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 5:03 pm It is trying to be an ancient Greek coin but the style is modern I am afraid and I must inform you that it is a modern fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 5:05 pm I concur. Its a modern peice - but a very nice one. It could still be silver, but the odds arent great. Try and ID what its trying to copy - its not a Julius Caesar, I'm afraid. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2099 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 5:15 pm I think I read BASILEOS ANTIOXOY. I believe that it is trying to imitate a Gold Stater of Diodotos of Baktria. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 09/26/2012 6:45 pm There are silver tetradrachms of the same ruler (Diodotos I of Bactria) with the same design; Wildwinds example. But the pics aren't really good enough for me to comment on authenticity. 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
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