I Am Not Sure If This Is A Genuine Silver Tradrachm! Help Please

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Redmarrow New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 11/06/2016 4:25 pm Hi, this is my first post. I'm looking for some advice please on the attached Tradrachm "so I am told" Can anyone please give me any information on this? Many thanks Si Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/06/2016 4:34 pm to the community The coin to be an Attica Athens tetradrachm, IMO it appears genuine, but these are copied extensively. Here are some similar examples. https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...r=0&company= Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 11/06/2016 4:53 pm @redmarrow, first welcome to CCF. Second, can you provide a mass for this coin? That might help. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/06/2016 5:15 pm For comparison to known fakes. (OP coin top center and lower left) I'd be concerned about matching details like the shapes of the ears, the little dots next to the ears, etc. Edited by Kamnaskires 11/06/2016 5:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/06/2016 5:35 pm I was up in the air on this one, it looks well struck and not cast. It would be nice to know what the weight is. Report this Post to the Staff
Redmarrow New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 11/07/2016 12:25 am Certainly looks like a fake! Ah well, thanks everyone, very much appreciate the help! Report this Post to the Staff
Redmarrow New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 11/07/2016 12:28 am Will post the weight tomorrow just out of interest, thanks Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 11/07/2016 07:38 am I need to get out more ...... I have not seen this coin before. Very interesting looking .. I hope the OP's coin is genuine Report this Post to the Staff
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