Strange Coin Found By My Grandmother

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Cmw102086 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 8:05 pm My grandmother showed me this coin today that she found in her mother's purse. Rough hewn with some type of runes on the backside around a bird. Ill update when I get more pictures. Thanks in advance for the help. Report this Post to the Staff

RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 8:16 pm Definitely ancient, but I'm not even a remote expert on those. I'll let the experts decide. Report this Post to the Staff
silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 8:27 pm looks like a recent copy of something.. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34431 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 8:37 pm @Cmw102086, first welcome to CCF. Second, can you please post a close-up pic of the backside of the coin? It could be ancient Greek (or a fake of an ancient Greek). "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
Cmw102086 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 9:08 pm Thanks for the welcome. Next time I head into town I'll get a better picture. My great grandmother passed in 1991 and my grandmother has had it since then. I'll get a couple more photos here soon. Thanks for the help. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34431 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 9:14 pm Ok perfect. When you add the new photos, I'll probably recommend to the mods to move your thread over to the ancient coins thread. Those dudes are wicked smart. "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
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 9:19 pm It almost looks like a copy. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 9:27 pm The so-called shekel of Tyre, with the Punic god Melkart on the obverse there. These are much copied (faked), but we'd need better, close-up pics and the reverse to offer some informed opinions. Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 9:30 pm and yes both sides please. Report this Post to the Staff
Cmw102086 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 10:46 pm Whoops! Didn't realize I uploaded 2 pictures of the front. Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 10:53 pm Quote: Whoops! Didn't realize I uploaded 2 pictures of the front. Well, that is why I thought it was a fake. Ancient coins usually don't have the same design on both sides! Report this Post to the Staff
Cmw102086 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 11:00 pm Haha yeah. A long day of remodeling a house will do that to ya. I didn't even notice until I scrolled back up. I'll get some better pictures in the next few days though. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 11:33 pm Looking forward to seeing a clearer pic of the reverse. Looks like gamma-N for the date on the reverse, which I believe means 74/3 BC if it's legit. Pretty valuable if it's good...these Tyrian shekels are pricey given the Biblical connection. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/31/2017 3:17 pm to the community When you take better pictures try and take a picture of the edge also. From a distance it appears it might be genuine, but we are going to need better picture to say for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 02/02/2017 11:05 am I think it is published fake. Compare with this:- Hendin F918.6, which he lists as a fake Shekel of Tyre in his "Not Kosher". Report this Post to the Staff
Cmw102086 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 02/19/2017 7:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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