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Neil666 Valued Member India 56 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 03:43 am Hello! I have this Alexander the Great Drachm from the Sardis mint. I wanted to know if there's a definitive way to tell whether this is a lifetime issue or not, since the legs of Zeus are placed apart and not one behind the other like in most posthumous issues. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 06:54 am Appears to be a fouree. Report this Post to the Staff
Neil666 Valued Member India 56 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 07:51 am Hm. I got it from a respectable dealer on vcoins since it was quite bargain priced. He did mention there was some porosity, but the fact that it may be a fouree wasn't highlighted. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 01/14/2021 6:11 pm I'm not an ancient collector (in fact I had to look up what a fouree was) but there is a fair amount of brass/copper tones showing through. Are these types usually contemporary counterfeits, or modern? If contemporary, does that raise the value and/or demand? Report this Post to the Staff
Neil666 Valued Member India 56 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 11:59 am Fourees are contemporary counterfeits. I believe a fouree of a relatively common ancient coin would be more valuable than the original, but that's just speculation. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 01/15/2021 11:04 pm The brassy color appears to be reflection. The seller probably color corrected in post to whiten the coin but in doing so threw the light source out of balance. To my eye the coin is porous but I see no evidence of a copper core. If I remember correctly, uncrossed legs are typical of lifetime issues but there are exceptions. Report this Post to the Staff
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