Silver Indo-Greek - Kingdom Apollodotos I 174-165 BC

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InsideLima New Member Peru 37 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 10:14 pm From the ebay seller I had purchased the Queen Anna Shilling , I send him positive feedback and I decided to see what he had for sale. and found this lovely coin , did some research and sems they are well valued specially in semi good condition. I payed aprox 50$ shipping included for this specimen and I'm quite happy to have purchased , love the art work , now that I just got home I'm going to investigate the history background behind this type of coin and its region. if anyone has info id love to read and learn Coin weights 1.6 gr Report this Post to the Staff

Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 10:44 am Nice coin. Here's a page with some information about Apollodotus I and his coins. http://coinindia.com/galleries-apollodotus1.html And here's a Wikepedia article about him https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollodotus_I Edited by Seeker55 12/21/2021 10:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 6:23 pm Excellent coin, Indo-Greek is a favorite area of collection for me. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 8:10 pm I hate to play the Grinch but unfortunately, I don't believe your coin is genuine. A quick check of ebay finds multiple examples cast from the same mold. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154735856095 https://www.ebay.com/itm/313756960749 https://www.ebay.com/itm/154682648884 https://www.ebay.com/itm/154631102751 Report this Post to the Staff
InsideLima New Member Peru 37 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 8:20 pm Kushan I disagree 1st of all the weight in your ebay examples vary if it were a mold I just check a couple one is 1.83 the other 1.66 etc , 2nd mine has something very distintive on the elefants back on the top part the ebay examples clearly dont , if they did it would be the same specially as on the one I purchased its strongly marked. just my opinion. Edited by InsideLima 12/21/2021 8:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 8:49 pm The irregularity on the elephant's back is likely due to the mold not being properly filled. Genuine coins of this type are struck, not cast, and should weigh about ~2.4g. Edited by Kushanshah 12/21/2021 9:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
InsideLima New Member Peru 37 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 9:28 pm i beg to differ. I did research on sold coins of this particular type and found them to be in varied weights some way more than 2.4 here is one I found that is only 1.3 and that was certified ill pass you the link https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...a-1889367625 i pay for a subrciption to this website for my antiques purcharsing and selling referances and I found many of the apollodotos vary in weight far from 2.4 below and above likewise and shown in this NGC certified coin. Report this Post to the Staff
InsideLima New Member Peru 37 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 9:31 pm https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...s-1736100560 here is another sold at heritage auctions 1.3 too so the whole 2.4 weight estimation isn't quite right Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 10:07 pm The Heritage description is erroneous. They realized something was wrong and added "light in weight". It's light because it's a hemidrachm. Both drachms (~2.4g) and hemidrachms (~1.2g) exist for this type. Any coin which varies significantly from one of these two standards is suspect. My suggestion is to spend at least as much on books as you are spending on coins. I've been at this as a collector for more than 50 years now and as a professional numismatist specializing in Oriental coins for more than 20 years. I have examined thousands of Indo-Greek coins in hand. I didn't learn it all overnight. In fact I'm still learning, as we all are. As a beginner, it will serve you well to accept answers with an open mind, even those you may not like. Edited by Kushanshah 12/21/2021 10:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 10:13 pm My personal experience is that there are many high-quality fakes in the Indo-Greek area, and I have been fooled several times, so would exercise a high degree of caution. Edited by Seeker55 12/21/2021 10:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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