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hotelmason New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 07/04/2013 7:38 pm Pictures attached. This coin seems to be Greek from the writing on it, but it is also very odd. It also seems to have Aristotle on the front according to Google Image search. I hope I can find out what coin this is and the possible value. Thank you :) * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 07/04/2013 8:31 pm That's not Aristotle. The coin is a shekel of Tyre. The obverse depicts Melqart, the Phoenician version of Hercules. I'm afraid we're going to need clearer pics of it to narrow down the date and verify whether it's genuine or not. Because these coins are often marketed and sold as "thirty pieces of silver" coins (from the Biblical story of Judas' betrayal), they are very often counterfeited. 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
hotelmason New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 07/04/2013 8:51 pm Would this work? Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2889 Posts	Posted 07/05/2013 01:37 am I'm 99% certain it's a copy. Interesting thing to have though. 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
hotelmason New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 07/05/2013 05:34 am Here's the thing though, I looked at the coin and it seems to be real to me at least. (I do have a copy on hand though, it actually says COPY on it though, so not sure about the "real" one...) Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/05/2013 08:21 am Absence of the word COPY does not guarantee authenticity. With or without the word, your coin appears carbon-copy identical to one on this page of reproductions for sale: http://www.coinsofourpast.com/coinp...blepage.html And the reproduction in this past thread: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=17108 Report this Post to the Staff
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