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oldman71mn New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 4:21 pm Hi, I'm a new member, so bear with me. I'm trying to identify this coin. It's about the size of a US nickel but three times as thick and very heavy. A Google search leads me to believe it's a Nero Silver Tetradrachm. Any ideas? I can't seem to upload my images. Help * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 4:32 pm to CCF. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...g-images.asp John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 4:37 pm You can use Paint to crop and resize images; 500x500 should be plenty large and well under 300kb. Nickel sized would likely place it later, during the 3rd century. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 5:33 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 5:34 pm We look forward to seeing photos. Report this Post to the Staff
oldman71mn New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 6:15 pm Let see if I can post pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 10:23 pm to the community Your coin is a billon Tetradrachm of Nero from Antioch in Syria. From the pictures it appears genuine, but this type is often faked. Report this Post to the Staff
oldman71mn New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 11:03 pm Thank you, I appreciate your help. I hope it's real, I get a kick out of having a 2000 year old coin. Who knows where it's been. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/15/2017 11:33 pm Hmmm. I'm a bit concerned about some similarities to a documented fake. Among other things these include the tiny break in the diadem end that hangs just behind Nero's neck on the obverse, the anomalous dot near 6:00 on the obverse rim, the little notch in the base of the palm on the reverse, and the small line connecting the center of the thunderbolt to the "O" at the bottom of the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 09/16/2017 12:04 am I noticed the edge (at 3:30 Obv and 8:30 Rv) Casting sprue was placed at this point on the edge. The surfaces also appear too frosted. It's a dud Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 11/29/2017 11:35 am Was wondering what you guys thought about this one. I had few say that it is probably a cast, but I see no proof of it. I haven't found any matches for fakes either. Report this Post to the Staff
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