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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Didn't own any ancients before. Because my grandfather came from Greece I decided to buy an inexpensive version of this era. Supposed to be from Abydus from 301 to 297 BC. Reverse is pretty weak and I guess that's why the price was low. $28 shipped. Not sure if thats a good or bad buy.  |
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Moderator
 United States
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@jerryc39, I really excited for you to be exploring ancient coins. For this piece, the surface is quite porous. Did you pick it up on ebay or vcoins? Or elsewhere? "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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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Bought it from a cointalk member. He bought it from coin auction I believe.
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United States
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Ok that should be good news. Do you have the diameter and weight? Thx.
"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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would love to own one of these, but because they are faked so much, I've been afraid to pull the trigger on a good bargain. If this is authentic, you have a great coin at great price. That said, I am not liking the porosity and the smoothness of the coin as well (especially on the reverse).
I only say this because I was going to buy one very similar to yours and it was deemed a fake. But provenance is a key factor in determining authenticity and in your case, the coin is off to a good start.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3160 Posts |
Coin is 17mm and about 3.7 grams. Supposed to have paperwork from Savoca
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United States
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I hope that I'm wrong but IMO the overall appearance of this coin just doesn't look right.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3160 Posts |
I am a rookie when it comes to these type of coins. Supposedly Savoca which is in Germany I think guarantees authenticity of all their coins according to the person I am buying from.
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Valued Member
France
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I agree with Echizento, I have some worries about the authenticity. The style doesn't look right...I don't like to raise doubts but I think that this coin needs to be carefully checked
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3160 Posts |
The reason I posted about this coin was to get some feedback on it since I am inexperienced in this type of coin. When the gentleman I bought it from said that the coins authenticity was covered by a well known coin company in Europe I felt it was worth the $28 gamble that it was legitimate. Now I am not so sure
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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I feel a little better now that I've seen his pictures of the coin, from them the coin appears to be genuine. Though I find it odd that the condition between the two side vary so much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with the difference in wear comment. Very strange
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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same dies (or casting host). but not the same coin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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it is the same coin. you can see small imperfections in same places on both sets of pics.
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United States
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It appears to be the same coin IMO, I think a better picture without the black back ground would help to see that.
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