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chcoin New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/27/2013 11:26 am Hi, All - I am helping a friend settle an estate. This coin(?) was among a bunch of foreign coins. Suspect it is a forgery but thought someone might know for sure. Appreciate any help I can get. Chuck Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/27/2013 12:40 pm to the community I'm no expert on Greek coinage, but this coin looks real to me. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 07/27/2013 12:47 pm my first thought was it's real, but I'm less of an expert than ski in greeks....please wait for one of your greek pros. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/27/2013 11:31 pm My guess would be a Cappadocia drachm, but I haven't pinned it down further. Yours has better details than mine: Ariarathes IV, Eusebes, AR Drachm, Cappadocia, 220-163 BC. Diademed head right / BASILEWS ARIARAQOU EUSEBOUS, Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand, spear and shield in left; monograms in fields, - "A in exergue 3.93 grs. Edited by DVCollector 07/27/2013 11:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 07/28/2013 07:12 am I believe it is real as well. My initial thought was it was a Cappadocian drachm. Good find. Report this Post to the Staff
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