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New Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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Hello, can anyoune tell me something about this coin,is it original and where it is from. Thank you   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1045 Posts |
It's definitely Greek, but I would be surprised if it was authentic. I'm sure the experts in this area will be along shortly.
Welcome to CCF!
-BD
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the community The coin does appear to be of a Greek design but I also suspect that it isn't real. |
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New Member
 Serbia (Srbija)
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Hello, thank you for your answers but I think this is some roman coin maybe provincial because of the marking sc(Senatus Consulto) but if it is a copy...then everything is possible.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3446 Posts |
I can't read the legend. Is it in Greek ? If it is in Greek then why should it have S C in exergue ?
Better photos would help a bit. As it stands now it looks like a 'dud'
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New Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
946 Posts |
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Hello, can anyoune tell me something about this coin,is it original and where it is from.-dexa988 Did you buy this in Serbia or online from abroad? There are a pre-Roman/Roman Balkan coinage. I might have a look through my Varbanov books on this... Quote:
If it is in Greek then why should it have S C in exergue-FVRIVS RVFVS Below is a photo of the reverse of an AE28 of Trebonianus Gallus from the Antioch mint, McAlee 1184. Like most Roman provincial coins from the east Mediterranean where Greek was the common language, the legends are in Greek. Yet it has " S C" in exergue.  |
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New Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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Hello, I have bought it recently on a local market in Turkey at the city of Selcuk.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3446 Posts |
The variety is not unknown to me In fact it is the only one I presently own   But the flans look very different (former is quite thin and flat while later has a thick 'lump' of a flan) I am very dubious about the coin in question. A dog like Hippo with scorpion above ? |
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United States
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It's possible that it is supposed to be a Roman provincial, but the overall appearance of this piece IMO doesn't look right. I don't think it's a real coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
If you bought it at a market in Turkey, it's most likely to be a "tourist fake", as Turkish law forbids the sale of genuine ancient coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Place of purchase, mooshy details, and a raised edge. IMO it is a fake and a bad one at that.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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 , they were all exactly my thoughts as well. Not happy with it. |
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Posted 07/23/2013 9:42 pm
