Ancient Coin Or Fantasy Coin? Help Please :)

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Kindy New Member Australia 2 Posts	Posted 11/22/2012 4:01 pm Hi there, I recently found this coin amongst some secondhand things we bought. I'm wondering if anyone could help me to determine what it is? I've tried to do a bit of research but have yet to find anything like it. I'm wondering if it is an ancient coin or a fantasy coin? Any help would be much appreciated. Thankyou Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/22/2012 4:26 pm to the community Sadly this isn't a real coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 11/22/2012 4:47 pm Hello and welcome. But yes, sadly, this is a very typical "tourist copy" of an ancient coin, that you're likely to find in the street markets of places like Greece, Turkey or Syria. The design is loosely based on the coinage of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. 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
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/22/2012 4:48 pm So, it's a cast copy, but of what? Report this Post to the Staff
Kindy New Member Australia 2 Posts	Posted 11/22/2012 5:05 pm Thanks very much for the help. :) I had a feeling it was a fake, but just wanted to be sure. (Thankfully I didn't pay anything for it). :) Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 11/22/2012 8:38 pm Quote: So, it's a cast copy, but of what? I'm thinking it's a "two-tailed" coin, showing the reverses of two different silver tetradrachms of Philip. The top pic, at least, is the standard layout for several tetradrachm types. The horse going the other way is less common but can be seen on some coins, like this one. 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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