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Bob June New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 5:07 pm Edited by Bob June 08/01/2017 6:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 6:02 pm Purports to be the Indo-Scythian king Azes, last few decades of the 1st century BC. Can we see the other side? The lettering and figures are much clearer than I am used to; I suspect this is a "reproduction". Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 6:17 pm to the community We need to see full images of both sides of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Bob June New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 6:20 pm I posted both Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 6:32 pm @bob june, first welcome to CCF. Second that is an interesting piece there. I see that you have partial photos of both sides. It wiuld be helpful to see the entire coin so please crop a lttle less. Also, can you please photograph (if possible) the edge of the coin in the general region of the horse's head. It looks to me like there may be a parting line there. Parting lines are often found with casts coins. "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
Bob June New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 6:45 pm Fixed Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 6:48 pm Although I'm not familiar with Indo-Scythian coins I don't like the look of this. The wear is off. The coin is too round for a handstruck piece. There are no signs of metal stress and flow from the center outward of a struck piece. Looks like a cast fake to me. But I know Roman silver not Indo-Scythian coins. We'll see what the IS collectors say. Report this Post to the Staff
Bob June New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 7:30 pm Any indo Scythian experts here? Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 7:33 pm It looks good. There are zillions of these around and you can usually find one this nice for around $30. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 7:40 pm Quote: Looks like a cast fake to me. Looks like a match to a previously condemned brass cast. Report this Post to the Staff
Bob June New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 8:17 pm Is it an accurate design? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/01/2017 10:44 pm Sorry to say a very crude copy. The Greek and Kharoshthi legends are poorly done and the design looks like stick figures. The real coins would not look like that. Here are real examples from coin India. http://coinindia.com/galleries-azes2.html Report this Post to the Staff
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