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New Member
Albania
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Someone tell me what is this coin. From the time of Alexander the great wars is found in midle east. Have a look at it.   Edited by Perparim
06/06/2016 06:40 am
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Moderator
 United States
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@perparim, first welcome to CCF. Second, I'm going to recommend to the mods that this post is moved over to the ancients section as it should be better examined there. Third, with regard to "who is interested in it", there are specific rules here at CCF with regard to selling. You'll probably want to check those out again.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valuable if real, commonly faked.
Many fakes come from that part of the world even.
Is it fake, probably.
Do I know, no.
Once it gets moved to the ancients part, all will be revealed.
A good source to determine real vs fakes is wildwinds if you want to look for yourself in the mean time.
Welcome aboard.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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If you are expert enough to proclaim 100% real why would you require further opinion?
Would I have concerns over authenticity...well yess I would.
Some better photo's would help including showing the edge (which might well show evidence of casting)
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have four fakes of this rather famous coin already.
I collect fakes to educate myself about them.
That is why I buy fakes for a dollar or so, so that I can use their products against those who made them.
This one looks to be cast, a copy of a dekadrachm of Euainetos of Syracuse.
What is it's weight and diameter?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
A very commonly faked type from Syracuse, showing Arethusa on one side and a quadriga with Nike flying overhead on the other.
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Moderator
United States
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 to the community Sorry to say this is 100% fake. When you have been around ancient coins for a while it becomes very easy to spot the fakes, especially of one of the most famous an rare of ancients. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looked like a cast fake to me as well.
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New Member
 Albania
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Well, first of all thank you for letting me know your opinions. I really appreciate that. Secondly, I'm at the place where is funded from an very remote area in on of the third countries. I don't know much about coins, but I do know that this coin reached here since the war of Alexander The Great. So you are right to say how do I know that's 100% real. Well my answer to that is, I check the history as I love to do so. Thank you again.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you want to check more coins, or double check our opinions that it is most likely fake, wildwinds is a great source for ancient coins. If you like the history of ancient coins, that can be a fun place to get lost on the internet for a few hours. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ |
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United States
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You may have found it at a historical site but it hasn't been there for 2000+ years, most likely it was seeded there so that the tourist would think they found something. It is 100% fake. If you still don't believe us, take it to a museum in your country and they will tell you the same thing that we are saying.
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