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I'm looking for help identifying this ancient coin. Its about 30 mm x 26 mm and weighs 13 grams. I think its copper or bronze. Any help is appreciated even if its just who's on the coin. Thanks   |
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Seleukid. Perhaps Antiochos VII. Athena reverse.
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Edited by Kamnaskires
09/22/2018 11:58 am
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Thanks that looks like a match
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I have some concerns about this coin. From the pictures, it looks like there are some casting artifacts, especially on the reverse. The surface is a bit mushy and it looks like there's some pitting. Could you take a picture of the edge?
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At 13 grams the coin is @4 grams too light, which concerns me a bit. However I don't see any casting lines or file marks around the edge and the strike and details look OK. It appears to be genuine IMO.
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The edge looks good. I couldn't find any bronzes of this size, though, only silver tetradrachms. The difference in weight could be accounted for by the difference in density between these two metals.
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Looks like EVERGETON / ANTIOCHOU BASILEOS (Benefactor King Antiochus), "benefactor" being an honorific granted to Antiochus VII. I think Bob has pretty much nailed it with the CNG auction listed. There is some light pitting on both sides of OP's coin but it looks pretty nice.
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It came back from NGC a month or so ago, took a while for me to get around to sending it in. NGC decided it wasn't genuine.
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@dw171, thank you so much for following up on this thread with the answer from NGC. While not necessarily absolute, it is really nice to have their opinion too.
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