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frjo78578 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 06:48 am Can anyone help with verification or authentication of this coin? I know that it is a tetradrachm from the Islands of Thrace from some period BC. It shows Dionysos with an ivy head dress on the inverse side and a naked herakles holding a club and a lion skin on the reverse. One thing to be noticed from the pictures is that it has a slightly golden or gilded colour but the high spots show the silver. It is approximately 34mm diameter and weighs 15.83 grams. I think that it may be from Thasos. Any help would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

frjo78578 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 06:51 am I accidentally uploaded 2 photos that were the same so here is the 4th photo Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 07:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 08:54 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
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 5:08 pm to the community I'm not liking the way the edge looks, appears to be a seem which would indicate a cast copy. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 10:46 pm I'm not liking the colour, it shouldn't be golden like that. I'm also not liking the mis-spelling of "ThASIWN" as "ThLSWN", and the otherwise generally sloppy rendering of the lettering. Finally, it has what I call the "Bulgarian mouth". The mouth area simply wasn't done that way by the ancient Greeks, but is often seen like this on "Bulgarian School" copies of ancient coins. 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
frjo78578 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 02/17/2022 08:48 am I can't see a seam but I've taken photos of the edges from each angle to show a better view. However, bearing in mind the above comments am I to assume that this is a 'Bulgarian School' copy and is therefore valueless? Report this Post to the Staff
frjo78578 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 02/17/2022 08:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
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