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nannie New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 6:05 pm I was advised to bring this down here for identification and /or information. Report this Post to the Staff

Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 6:50 pm Ptolemaic Tetradrachm of King Ptolemy X. Like this one: http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/e...nos_1680.txt Report this Post to the Staff
nannie New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 6:59 pm Can you determine if its genuine? Someone mentioned that they had some doubts. Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 7:20 pm The obverse of yours did make me wonder. Did you buy it from a reputable seller or? Report this Post to the Staff
nannie New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 7:30 pm From the basement of our elders along with many others. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 9:08 pm I don't know a lot about greek coins but this one just doesn't look right to me. Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 9:23 pm I am not an expert on greek coins either. I appears to me that if genuine, it has been tooled. Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 10:24 pm The drill marks on the reverse lettering look off. Look at the "B" at the top, then compare to the other photo. Also the pi to the right of the eagle, and Y in Ptolemy. Just seems off to me. During die prodiction the engravers would drill holes at the start and stop of the lines comprising the letters. The engravers would then "connect the dots" to form the letters, leaving dots behind at the start, stop and intersections of the lines forming the letter. Counterfeiters usually mess this up some how. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 02/26/2013 01:30 am Nannie. Glad to see you are getting some of your coins over here to the ancients section of CCF:) I am on the fence with authenticty. The fabric of the coin looks generally OK to me. I do have better hopes for the the others you posted in the world coins section:) Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2099 Posts	Posted 02/26/2013 07:56 am I see no signs of tooling. These types are remarkably crude in their style. I cannot condemn the coin from the images alone but based on the images I cannot say that it is genuine either. Martin Report this Post to the Staff
XXIX New Member Bulgaria 45 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 06:25 am Hi There.I am not an expert too but with this correct form and rounded on the edge,with no dent cracks or chip,it is doubtful. Best Regards Report this Post to the Staff
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