Is This A Coin, Or Something Else Entirely ?

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terrydavies New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 11:36 pm Hi there, I found what appears to be an old coin while out hiking where houses used to stand. I looked on the Internet, and although I found some pictures that were similar, nothing that matched. I know absolutely nothing about coins and was directed here by the good people at Reddit.com. Any help that anyone here could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Terry * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 11:49 pm to the community. This is supposed to be an ancient Greek silver coin but I have my doubts that it's real. You say you found it, are you in the US or Europe? Greek coins are not my area but coins like this are not found laying around in the US. Report this Post to the Staff
terrydavies New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 11:55 pm I am in British Columbia, Canada. I found it while poking around some debris looking for a geocache ! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 12:03 am It's highly unlikely that it's real. I'm going to move this thread over to the Ancient coin section. There are folks there that know more about Greek coins than I do. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 01:31 am Thrace, Ainos Tetradrachm circa 400-397, AR 15.71 g. Head of Hermes, facing three-quarters l., wearing brimless petasus. Rev. AINI â€" O [N] Goat standing r.; in field r., race torch. The whole within incuse square. d=27 mm It's this Greek coin but I can't say if it's real. The obverse looks fairly convincing, the reverse not quite as much. I don't think it was lost in British Columbia in ancient times. Was it what you were supposed to find in the geocache? What is the weight and diameter? These were made in sizes other than the Tetradrachm. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 02:11 am Given the "porous" and cracked surfaces, I'd assume the OP's coin is a cast "tourist copy", of the kind you can buy in any street market in Greece or Turkey. 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
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 04:41 am I agree with Sel, the coin looks to be a cast copy - and not one made to decieve experts - so probably a tourist copy. When someone found a republican bronze coin (a real one) whilst walking in England, the interesting question of how did it get there came up - I believe it was explained away as a) someones pocket piece or b) a robber throwing away hthings which are too hard to sell. You should go back, there could be more of this type of thing around! Report this Post to the Staff
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