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New Member
United States
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Hi All! Picked up this Tetradrachm and was curious about the edge. It seems to have some odd folded lines. Is this normal or is this coin a fake? Weight 16.4 grams Size 20.55 mm Thanks!! P.S. sorry for photo quality!!       |
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Moderator
 United States
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@mj, you know that these are very commonly faked, so knowing your seller is important. This isn't the sort of coin to pick up at a flea market. I can't answer real vs. fake, but the folded over layers on the edge are commonly found on these 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
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United States
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Is it possible for you the crop the images so we just see the coin. The coin appears genuine but better pictres are needed to say for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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This edge is normal for a tetradrachm after 355 BC , but your reverse is a nice second half 5th century reverse .Need better images of the obverse . albert
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Albert, I thought so too, but here are a few 4th century BC profile eye Attica tets with somewhat similar reverses, all with the "A" up at the height of the owl's head (a rare occurrence, it would seem) and the first two with stubby tail feathers.  |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you for the responses so far. I know they are commonly faked, hence my question. I will post better quality pictures as soon as I get home.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
The last tetradrachms with the A up at the height of the owl's head were struck 390/380 BC in Athens ,still this model was still used in Asia for making imitations (Artaxerxes,Mazakes..).For a beautiful coin of this style : https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/nu...Default.aspxFor the coin of MJ , I think it has been found in Syria , because one of the countermarks (at right) has been found on coins from the 1989 Syria hoard . To make a better attribution, we need better images of the coin . albert |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just bookmarked it. Thanks, Albert.
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Posted 06/22/2018 01:11 am
