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Wklinger64 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 4:46 pm Recently purchased this coin while at a bazaar in Afghanistan. Couldnt find any info on this online. I'm a very novice collector. Any info would be great. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 4:54 pm when you go to a 3rd world country and in general, anything that someone peddles to you, most likely is 99.99% fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Wklinger64 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 4:56 pm Yea I understand that. Just curious if I found something not fake lol. Regardless its a neat coin and a souvenir. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 5:13 pm It references a Bactrian tetradrachm of Eukratides I. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 5:21 pm @Wklinger64, first welcome to CCF. Second, better pics (especially in focus and cropped to maximize those pixels) might help us to determine for sure on fake vs. real. Also, any chance of getting a pic of the edge? "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
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 5:22 pm Stan Laurel on the back? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 7:42 pm to the community I would agree that this is not a genuine example of the type. It is typical what would be found in tourist marked places. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188952 Posts	Posted 05/19/2018 10:57 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Bob June New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 02:33 am It's a copy of a valuable commemorative coin issued by the Greco-Bactrian King Eucratides, showing his father Heliokles and mother Laodice on the obverse and himself on the reverse. As the kingdom of Eucratides was centered in the northern parts of Afghanistan (Bactria), his coins are the frequent target of Afghan forgers hoping to make a quick buck. Report this Post to the Staff
Wklinger64 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 03:03 am Here are a few more pics. Best I can do with my phone until I get home next month. Sorry my crop skills arent the best. I bought about a dozeb coins for a few bucks. Just curious if I found a ringer. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 03:54 am It's probably worth mentioning that it can be a very serious crime to remove antiquities, including coins, from Afghanistan and many other countries without a government permit. https://www.cemml.colostate.edu/cul...afghenl.html Edited by Kushanshah 05/20/2018 04:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 1:57 pm A little too pixelated to see if a parting line along the edge has been removed, but were these Bactrian coins normally struck in such high relief? "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 05/20/2018 4:01 pm Compare the coin to this genuine example, it's a somewhat decent fake but the lack of detail on the hair gives it away as a fake when compared to the genuine example Edited by Bob June 05/20/2018 4:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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