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Can You ID This Greek? Coin?

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 Posted 01/21/2015  09:41 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add coinfun to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers

Hi friends,
I got a strange coin and could not find in any coin catalogue.Most probably it is a Greek coin.Right?it is 42.27 grams.
Thanks a lot for all your help...


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 Posted 01/21/2015  09:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I looks like a reproduction of an Athens Dekadrachm. The reverse is well copied on a number of examples, but the obverse seems new, and has yet to appear on the forgery reports. The Bust style is not consistent with a coin of this age, although the weight is close to correct the coin is not real. If it were you could sell it go on vacation and pick out that new Lamborghini.
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 Posted 01/21/2015  10:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mascot to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks like Buddha dekadrachm , for me it is a modern fantasy coin
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The coin appears struck and the weight is correct for a dekadrachm, but the bust is know that I have ever seen for this type before. IMO it looks real enough to have it verified. Your best bet is to take the coin over to the British Museum and have them check it out. If this piece turns out to be real, it may be one of a kind and worth a great deal of money.
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