Dekadrachm Of Syracuse

Syracuse Dekadrachma are incredibly rare and valuable, so what your sister has is probably not real.

The image here is a Dekadrachm that was sold in 2011 (these very images are from the auction) - if you want a good opinion, you'll need to give us pictures of the actual piece. Most dekadrachma are cast forgeries so a picture of the edge will give us a good idea of its authenticity.

at first view,I have doubts , but we need more pics of the etails,the coin is to important.albert

she sent me this images, her phone is pretty old and her hand is also a little unsteady; she has had two strokes already but I hope the images are good enough.

My sister's mother in law had it and after she died my sister kept it because her husband also died, I don't know exactly how the lady got it but for as far as I know she had family in Germany and used to go there often and I don't know if that is where the coin came from, I am gonna ask my sister to try to get better pictures and also to weight it and after that I'll get back to you guys.

I'm afraid it is almost certainly a copy, albeit in silver.

In the early 80s I bought a collection that had one of these that is a dead ringer for what she is showing. I never took it out of the coin holder in which it came, but if you need a high grade comparison pic I will consider doing that.




However, even with this, if you look at the distortions of the devices on these two, you will see that everything mashes up in the same way and in the same places.

I suspect her coin and mine came from the same comparatively modern source. Chances are this is a tourist piece from the late 19th-early 20th century.


Added note: the relief on this coin is so high that a scanner does not give clear focus on all points. If we need to study the surfaces, then I will have to do a macro photograph. Easy to do if necessary, but ...

BTW don't forget to click on this pic for a super close look.