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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hi is this Greek coin real or fake would like to know more info on the back ground of this coin any help would be welcomed   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Welcome! I can't say for sure whether it is genuine, it does look grotty enough! It might be this coin, if so, it should be silver, we could do with the size in mm and weight in grams. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...s/BMC_34.jpgEphesos, Ionia, AR tetradrachm. Archidamos. 340-325 BC. Archidamos. E-F, bee / ARCIDAMOS, Forepart of stag recumbent right, head left, palm tree to left. BMC 34; Babelon Traite 1883.19; Pixodarus O145-3. Here is a link to vcoins which have some for sale, these are retail prices so a dealer wouldn't pay you this amount! https://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.as...OnSale=False |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Hi thank you for the response and info it's 16 mm in diameter and weighs 3.4g if this helps at all
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
The coin was also in bronze, is yours silver or bronze? It is difficult to tell from the pictures. The size and weight appear to be ok. They did vary a lot.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It's fake.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Moderator
 United States
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IMO it looks OK, just a bit over cleaned.
BTW, Wildwinds is no longer allowing hot linking to there web site. I contacted Dane about this a week or so ago, without going into long details when we link a coin on the site it can cause her server problems.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks everyone it's silver
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Oops I got it wrong, sorry Shib7.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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rough or no, a very intersting coin. I also thought it looked real.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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My first reply was a little short, however, I am still of the opinion it is from a group of coins that are of a much later date manufactured in the UK in the late 90's. It has ware but lacks the basic detail of a genuine example. It also has corrosion that is unusual to see on coins of this type.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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