Found In An Attic Can Anyone Help Identify

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virgilablack New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 06/21/2017 08:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/21/2017 10:40 am looks greek writing? http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/i.html Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 06/21/2017 12:40 pm Those two really remind me of assorted cheap tourist copies of ancient Greek coins, but I don't recognize those two in particular. Is there a COPY stamp on them anywhere? Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/21/2017 3:15 pm Tourist copies of Eucratides coins. See here for genuine examples: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...des_I/t.html Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/21/2017 3:22 pm Yes, tourist fakes - apparently in the wrong metal (they should be silver) - of Bactrian tetradrachms. The one at left is a copy of an issue of Heliocles, Pantaleon, or Eucratides I. Although hard to make out in the OP pic, the reverse at right is likely meant to copy a Eucratides I...like this: Edit: Finn beat me to it... Edited by Kamnaskires 06/21/2017 3:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 06/21/2017 6:09 pm , even if those coins are fake as a friendly snake in a lake, Jake. Report this Post to the Staff
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