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GNX New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 11:03 am listed as: Ancient Greek gold coin with veiled head of Arsinoe II on obverse, and double Cornucopia with royal diadem on reverse, total weight 27.9 grams Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 11:04 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 34397 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 12:47 pm The weight seems about right, but the color looks off to me, especially those darker spots. Or are those encrustations? I struggle taking pictures of gold so it may be nothing. Here is a link to the real deal for comparison: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8977178 "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 08/17/2023 2:49 pm The seller provides distorted views - and the left obverse letter is different (changed out?) - but otherwise the OP coin sure looks like a match to documented fakes. (Examples provided below.) The diagnostic details of the hair pattern and reverse lettering and spacing are darn close, if not spot on. Even the waviness on the rightmost line of the veil, under the chin, matches. These things are damning, IMO. Edited by Kamnaskires 08/17/2023 2:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jecz79 Pillar of the Community Portugal 655 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 5:32 pm Bulgar most likely. Or from similar fake dies. The style of the veil is horrendous. Report this Post to the Staff
GNX New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 08/17/2023 5:50 pm Thank you for your knowledge, I guess if they let me test it at least I can pay gold spot value but I'm sure they want considerably more money. If this were real the grading would come in very high. Report this Post to the Staff
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