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Edited by Endurmaster
05/28/2018 1:55 pm
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@Endurmaster, first welcome to CCF. Second we are definitely going to need some pics to be able to help you. As a start, I would minimize the amount of cleaning that you do. I imagine that the pieces are grimy and perhaps corroded, but try to leave them in as close to the as-is condition as possible.
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Those are both really interesting. Especially the second one. I look forward to what the experts have to say. .and btw. Welcome to the Forum!
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Ok well, I can definitely help with the second "coin". It is actually a modern fake that we see every once in a while here on CCF. Here are links to a couple old threads where it is discussed: http://goccf.com/t/50428http://goccf.com/t/50251"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
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Both are modern replicas of older coins. The second one is, as noted above, a crude brass copy of a silver "Reyes Catolicos" Spanish real of Ferdinand and Isabella.
The second one is a copy of something much older: a copper coin of Phillip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. In the lower pic, one can make out the remnant of the Greek inscription, the king's name "FILIPPOY". This is a "double-tailed" coin, as this design is supposed to be the reverse.
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Thank you all. It's a great service to have a place where neophytes can turn for a quick determination if they have come across something that should be preserved.
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