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Coinzguy Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 5:29 pm Can anyone tell me what this coin might be? It came with the other coin I just posted, not sure if they are realated. * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 6:38 pm Even with out of focus pictures the style of this coin (Athenian tetradrachm), the design style suggests fake, unfortunately. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 6:50 pm Yes, this one does claim to be from Athens, but I've never seen one with that kind of headgear. It's either some kind of tourist copy, or perhaps a contemporary imitation made by a barbarian tribe. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 8:39 pm to the community It would help if you were able to take clearer pictures. But even with these It's fairly easy to tell it's a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinzguy Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 8:51 pm Thank you, I will use better images in the future. These were taken by my friend and I told him the same. I think I am satisfied with these answers. I am new to this site, but the response time and quality of response is phenomenal. Is it best to take the post down or leave it up for the archives? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 9:11 pm It stay right here. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/18/2018 9:17 pm The face appears to be in early archaic style, but Athenian tetradrachms of this period had very plain head gear, certainly not of the much later new style coins. For your own information try two Google Images searches: Athenian tetradrachm archaic style, and Athenian tetradrachm new style. Edited by sel_69l 03/18/2018 9:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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