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Byzantine And Greek Real Or Fake? Opinions

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 Posted 03/17/2022  02:37 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add InsideLima to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Its been a while , purchased a large silver lot of US coins and world coins but among them I found these 2.
I aprciate opionons , the byzantine I'm know the type , just not sure on its weight it meaasures 30mm and the greek I dont know much about.
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 Posted 03/17/2022  04:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JohnConduitt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
They're not real. They're very round and flat with poor details. The Greek one is Herakles/Zeus, from around the time of Alexander the Great.
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 Posted 03/17/2022  07:35 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree both fake. That Tet is supposed to be silver and both pieces show evidence of rim grinding/sanding, most likely to hide a parting line.
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I agree both are fake.
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