Philip LL Tetradrachm, Test Cut Twice?

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coinshouse New Member Romania 17 Posts	Posted 03/25/2021 11:17 am Hi! I have this coin, I think it is a Philip ll tetradrachm. From what I've read, the two cuts are test cuts to see if the metal is genuinely silver. Anyone with more experience can tell if it is real and give a price estimate? Thank you for your consideration! Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 03/25/2021 11:58 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
coinshouse New Member Romania 17 Posts	Posted 03/25/2021 12:13 pm Thank you, glad to be here! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/25/2021 2:17 pm to the community There is somethings I don't lie about this coin, the delamination a how the lettering looks. At best I think this coin is a fouree and at worse not genuine. I could be wrong, lets see what others have to say. Report this Post to the Staff
coinshouse New Member Romania 17 Posts	Posted 03/25/2021 2:22 pm Thank you for your reply! Really curious to hear what others say. I will soon order a precision scale and also weigh it. Some of the details on the obverse are probably flattened due to the impact when test cutting the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
coinshouse New Member Romania 17 Posts	Posted 03/25/2021 2:27 pm The exposed metal also looks to be silver upon closer inspection and in the section, it does not resemble bronze oxide Report this Post to the Staff
ancient67 Valued Member France 328 Posts	Posted 03/25/2021 3:46 pm Well, the coin is very worn, so this could explain a certain strangeness of the lettering. I have good and bad news : the good are that I can hardly imagine someone making a fake of such a poor quality ; so, my impresssion is that it is genuine. The cuts are probably tests to be sure that it is silver . Bad news are that in this condition, even though it is genuine, its value is low... 10-20 euros perhaps. The condition of the coin is very important in numismatics... Report this Post to the Staff
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