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Fiat88 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 8:43 pm Hi I collect US coins, medals, and tokens. Mostly 19th century pieces but I know nothing about ancients. I picked this piece up out of curiosity. Can anyone tell me if this is an authentic ancient coin or an old copy? Thanks. It measures about 26mm and weighs 8.94 g Report this Post to the Staff

Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 8:51 pm Sorry, but it is not genuine. It is copying a Carthage, Siculo-Punic tetradrachm struck circa 350-325 BC Report this Post to the Staff
Fiat88 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 9:03 pm Any idea of how old this copy is? Worth anything? I picked it up from a seller who had some us so-called dollars for sale. Paid $3 for it, cheap thrill lol Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/23/2020 11:35 pm to the community. For a copy it was well made and judging from the toning I wounder guess made in the 1950's or 60's. Worth a least the $3 you paid. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/24/2020 12:40 am Die struck tourist fake. Die struck copies are cheaper to make in large volumes. In most Mediterranean Countries, it is illegal to export authentic coins without a license. So they sell copies to tourists for a cheap price instead - legally OK. If the price is cheap, everybody is happy. I probably would have bought a copy for $3 myself, as a memento of my visit. Slightly interesting. Most tourist copies are cast, and made in smaller batches. Report this Post to the Staff
Fiat88 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/24/2020 08:27 am @ echizento Thanks for the welcome! @sel_69l very interesting about the export of real coins and fakes. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 04/24/2020 11:41 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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