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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 11:22 am Hi everyone, I am having trouble IDing this piece. It looks rather similar to silver Bactrian coins of Menader, but it appears to be bronze. Unfortunately, I do not have the coin in hand yet, so I can only show you the dealer's photos. Any help IDing this ancient would be appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 11:57 am Your coin purports to be an Indo-Greek issue of Hippostratos. However, the coin shows evidence of casting and should be in silver rather than bronze. The king's name IΠΠOΣTPATOY ("of Hippostratos") is below the bust. https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=249634 Edited by Kushanshah 10/08/2018 12:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 12:18 pm Kushanshah - Great! Thank you very much for the info. I did worry that it might be cast given that it is in bronze rather than silver. Do you suppose that it is a contemporary counterfeit, or is it a modern fake? Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 12:33 pm I suspect it's modern. The surfaces are soft and soapy overall. Note also the reverse edge from 7 to 8 o'clock. There is what appears to be a sharp raised seam (?) in spite of rather heavy "wear" elsewhere. Edited by Kushanshah 10/08/2018 12:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 12:39 pm Kushanshah - That's exactly what I was thinking too! Thank you so much for your thoughts on this. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 1:47 pm I'll agree it's a modern cast fake. Indo-Greek tetradrachms are popular and expensive, which is attractive to the poor in India and Pakistan who pass them off on unsuspecting tourists. I did briefly own one of the type, albeit broken in half: Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 10/08/2018 9:59 pm Easily a cast fake, I hope you are not out the money on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/15/2018 3:46 pm travelcoin - No I didn't go through with the purchase. I suspected that it was a fake given the surfaces. But I just wanted to be sure that I was not just being hypercritical. I appreciate the help, everybody! Report this Post to the Staff
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