Ancient Roman/Syrian Coin Help Need Identifying

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yavuzbayram New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 6:38 pm Edited by yavuzbayram 04/24/2015 6:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 6:42 pm You have nice clear photos for sure. Can we see one of the reverse? What is the weight of the coin in grams the diameter seems rather large. Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 6:54 pm fake. Could you post some images of the edge of the coin? Edited by Athalbert 04/24/2015 7:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 7:43 pm I agree it's a cast fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 10:21 pm Agree. Fake. I think this is supposed to be a tetradrachm of Perseus of Macedonian ia. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 04/24/2015 11:49 pm The above posters are correct; it's a brass tourist replica of a silver tetradrachm of king Perseus of Macedonia. Wildwinds page of examples of genuine coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 03:02 am That alloy is an "easy to fuse" alloy very used actually... I have two faked LRE bronze coins that after being repatinated and covered with sand were dangerous enought to deceive me... One day I´ll take some images for you Report this Post to the Staff
yavuzbayram New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 11:28 am thanks for all the replies! I'mglad I caught on it quickly! Report this Post to the Staff
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