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NLL Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 4:28 pm Anyone ever seen anything like this before? It looks cool but is has to be done some sort of fake correct? All comments are appreciated. Thanks for your time! Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5176 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 4:34 pm My initial non-expert best guess is some kind of ~~Cypriot~~ Lycian imitation of the Athenian owl type. But it could easily be something else entirely; I'd need to look it up. It does feel far too good to be true, however. Is it your coin? What is the size and weight? EDIT: misremembered where I recognized the letter from - Lycian, of course, not Cypriot Edited by january1may 08/10/2018 4:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
NLL Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 4:38 pm It is not my coin, however if it is real it will be mine. I too think it is too good to be true. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 4:41 pm Teththiveibi, Lycia minted facing roosters and owls, but I'm not sure they did them in combination. Worth looking that direction, though. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 4:49 pm Similar here: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2642666 Edited by Kamnaskires 08/10/2018 4:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 5:04 pm Size and weight? It looks like a stater (~8-10 grams) or a tetradrachm (~14-17g). If it is a genuine larger denomination, this would easily be a 4-5 figure coin. Anyone who knows what they are doing wouldn't sell a coin like this without doing some serious homework, and probably wouldn't ask a price low enough for you to entertain buying this on a whim. I'd stay away! Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 5:38 pm Sold for 1600 GBP Very similar. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21630 Posts	Posted 08/10/2018 6:16 pm Quote: I too think it is too good to be true. Then it probably is. Coin looks similar to the one jimbucks showed but not the same. I'd stay away, it just doesn't look right. Report this Post to the Staff
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