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Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 5:29 pm Hello, I am able to buy this macedon roman province tetradrachm of a seller for a good price. diameter 30mm. What do you think: is it genuine? Looks very good to me thanks Report this Post to the Staff

maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 5:47 pm A modern cast replica I am afraid. The following is from the same dies but a poorer quality cast. It is cast from a replica from modern dies:- Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 6:41 pm One of my favorite coin types. This one would have fooled me. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 10/09/2013 10:43 pm <-- The real McCoy! This is one of my favorite coins. Edited by Ancientnoob 10/09/2013 10:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 05:48 am I have a real one too and spent a lot of time researching the type before committing to buying one including looking at known fakes etc. That is how I immediately recognised this one from the fake reports I pulled the images from. Here is my real example:- Report this Post to the Staff
Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 06:01 am Thank you very much! Its hard sometimes to find it out by myself, I rwally appreciate your help! Report this Post to the Staff
Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 3:09 pm Is the conclusion its fake for 100 procent? The seller is asking it me as well so he will remove his advertisement.. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 4:18 pm 100 % sorry my friend. Report this Post to the Staff
Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 4:59 pm I honestly wouldn't even know where to start to look for if one of these is fake. Are there any specific places to look on the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/10/2013 5:35 pm Details a little too mushy overall; fields around the hair (obv) and around the the handle of the club (rev) too rough. What is the weight? From the tone of the patina, I suspect that the core is composed of a high tin bronze. This alloy would have a specific gravity of around 8, silver is 10.5. It probably had a light silver plating, but some of the underlying copper atoms have migrated into thin silver layer, resulting the in colour of the patina that you now see. Report this Post to the Staff
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