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HelpessHamilton New Member Belgium 1 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 09:05 am Hi All, Hoping someone on the forum can provide some info on this unknown coin. Have tried Google search with no luck. I don't see any year or other information that could help. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 10:47 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
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 12:21 pm Welcome! To me it looks like a relatively modern tourist souvenir, not a real coin. No writing, no date, no denomination. Looks like artificial toning, not old. Edited by Seeker55 07/22/2021 12:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 8:26 pm @help, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree that this looks to be a modern construction, but it might be fun to see on what coin design this is based. I'm thinking specifically about that odd staff in front of the bust on your first pic. I'm going to move this thread over to the ancients section of CCF so that folks there can weigh in. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 8:34 pm Quote: ...but it might be fun to see on what coin design this is based... The curly hair makes me think "Numidia" and there are some Numidian coins where the portrait is accompanied by the king's sceptre, though it doesn't look like a caduceus as seen here. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 9:30 pm Quote: but it might be fun to see on what coin design this is based. I believe it imitates a third century BC issue from Melita. The obverse depicts the Phoenician god Eshmun. Edited by Kamnaskires 07/22/2021 9:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 07/23/2021 11:55 am Quote: No writing, no date, no denomination Ancient coins don't necessarily have to include writing, a date, or a denomination - though that this particular one is clearly a modern copy (and I wouldn't be surprised if it's plastic). Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/23/2021 2:16 pm to the community I agree a modern tourist piece. Report this Post to the Staff
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