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ateyat Valued Member Jordan 125 Posts	Posted 06/28/2018 4:52 pm If someone can identify this strange coin Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/28/2018 5:36 pm Why "strange"? See: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...usd&company= Can you tell if your coin is silver? (It should be) Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/28/2018 5:39 pm Can you provide size and weight? Report this Post to the Staff
ateyat Valued Member Jordan 125 Posts	Posted 06/28/2018 6:05 pm I don't know if it's silver or not The weight is 20.7 grams Size about 3cm Edited by ateyat 06/28/2018 6:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/28/2018 7:36 pm Quote: The weight is 20.7 grams Size about 3cm That's much too large, even for a tetradrachm of this general type. The coin seems to reference a much smaller didrachm, with E in right reverse field, like these: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=522875 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3051052 The incorrect size, in conjunction with the possibly wrong metal (it should be good quality silver), lead me to think it's a tourist fake. However, this is not my collecting area... Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1304 Posts	Posted 06/28/2018 7:40 pm Ateyat; Right away I thought the incrustation is somehow applied. A rule of ancient coins is there would be a hint of lettering and you expect ΡOΔION along the top. So someone obviously intended to make a Rhodes coin to deceive. If you ever find a real one you can expect a small fortune for it of course. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/28/2018 7:46 pm My first impression was that it didn't look right, the size and weight confirms it. Report this Post to the Staff
ancient67 Valued Member France 328 Posts	Posted 06/29/2018 04:15 am I agree : the style isn't right either. For me it's clearly a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
ateyat Valued Member Jordan 125 Posts	Posted 07/02/2018 04:57 am Thanks all for replying Report this Post to the Staff
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