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Crazy Monkey New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 01:17 am My father recently passed away, and he left behind a bunch of coins and jewelry which I'm sorting through. I recall him mentioning this piece to me, and he wasn't sure if it was real or not. To me, it looks fake. Can someone please help me with this? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 04:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
I6609 Pillar of the Community United States 1227 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 04:47 am I no nothing about old Roman coins but if it's real it's in outstanding shape good luck hope it's real Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 07:42 am It purports to be a silver tetradrachm of king Lysimachus of Thrace. But it doesn't really look silvery. I suspect it's a replica specifically made for jewellery. 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
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 08:13 am Hard for me to tell the alloy with this amount of toning. Consider bringing to a coin shop or pawn shop and have them scan it to see if it is silver or not. "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
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 09:28 am I agree. Authentic coins of Lysimachus were of good quality silver. The level of debasement here suggests, as Sap says, a "replica" rather than an attempt to truly deceive (as in an out-and-out forgery). Really nice style, though. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazy Monkey New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 01/17/2023 08:18 am I'm not convinced this is fake. I gave the coin to my brother, assuming it was fake, and now I'm having second guesses. He looked at it, and he said there was a lot of tarnish on it due to being mounted in a pendant. I think I'll have it looked at by a coin shop. If it's real, my brother and I might have to split the value. After I posted my previous posts, I found a piece of paper my dad had for this coin. Here are more photos... Report this Post to the Staff
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