Help To Identify This Ancient Coin, Please

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geos99 New Member Ukraine 4 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 08:53 am Hello! I have an ancient coin with unknown origin. Could anyone help me with identification, please? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 189199 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 09:56 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
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 11:55 am @goes, first welcome to CCF. Second, could you please add a pic of the edge of this coin to the thread? 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 12:03 pm it's a modern cast fake Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 12:17 pm Second the fake. A poorly made one. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6594 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 1:39 pm Quote: it's a modern cast fake Quote: Second the fake. A poorly made one. Please explain, To the OP why you think that Report this Post to the Staff
geos99 New Member Ukraine 4 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 2:55 pm Thank you all for kind words and quick reply! Quote: Please explain, To the OP why you think that . Yeah, I'll be happy to know more :) Report this Post to the Staff
geos99 New Member Ukraine 4 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 3:03 pm Quote: Second, could you please add a pic of the edge of this coin to the thread? Thx. It was mechanically filed off (unfortunately) so I think one couldn't say much looking at it Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 3:06 pm Quote: It was mechanically filed off (unfortunately) so I think one couldn't say much looking at it You can see that from the picture and it's a big clue that this is a cast. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 5:54 pm Ok yes exactly. It is common to file away the parting line on these case fakes. Your current pics suggest that this is the case, but a view edge-on is nice as a clincher. "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
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 6:23 pm It looks as if the edge was ground off on a grinding wheel, and not much care taken. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 8:29 pm The surface texture also has signs of the sand grains used for casting. More on casts fakes: https://www.calgarycoin.com/referen...kes/cast.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 9:11 pm What it imitates. Report this Post to the Staff
geos99 New Member Ukraine 4 Posts	Posted 08/05/2021 04:34 am Thank you guys for your help! I appreciate it very much! You've supplied me with all information needed that my local "gurus" couldn't answer for several years of seeking... Report this Post to the Staff
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