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barnabythebear New Member United Kingdom 9 Posts	Posted 02/02/2016 5:25 pm Hiya all, First post :) I've picked up a few coins on my travels over the years with the intention of starting a proper collection (but never got round to it!). I though that a good place to start was with identifying some of the coins I already have. So here are two bronze coins that I purchased in Turkey about 20yrs ago. I have some small silver coins too but my photography is pretty bad! If there are any posts on good coin photography i'd love to find them :) Thank you very much, Nige. Edited by barnabythebear 02/02/2016 5:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff

josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 02/02/2016 5:39 pm I believe these should be silver tetradrachm coins about 17 grams each so not sure if they are authentic Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 02/02/2016 5:47 pm Welcome to the ancients forum! Can't comment on the coins; not seen these types in bronze before. But there is an entire forum on coin photography. Go to the "All Forums" link at the top left-of-center of any page, and then scroll down for a link to "Coin Photography." Report this Post to the Staff
barnabythebear New Member United Kingdom 9 Posts	Posted 02/02/2016 5:57 pm Hiya, Thanks for the forum info! Yes, I had my doubts about their authenticity, but I couldn't see any casting seam so though there was a change they were genuine. Thank you Nige. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/02/2016 7:15 pm to the community Sorry to say but they are both fakes. They are supposed to be silver tetradrachms. The first one is supposed to be from Thrace, Thasos, and the second coin is supposed to be Lysimachos from the Kingdom of Thrace. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/03/2016 09:30 am you can buy this coins in Turkey since 50 years . I changed a similar Lysimachos (30 mm , 12.2 gr) tetradrachme in 69 for a ancient blanket when I was there by car. Report this Post to the Staff
barnabythebear New Member United Kingdom 9 Posts	Posted 02/03/2016 5:01 pm Hiya, Thanks all, I hope I have better luck with the next few I post :) Nige. Report this Post to the Staff
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