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Unknown Greek Coin-2 & 3 .are They A Bit 'Iffy'?

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 Posted 03/31/2009  8:22 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add middenmess to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I know diddly about Ancients,but these two coins have that 'iffy' look and feel to them.
Possible copies/fakes?

First coin is 38mm across & second is 42mm across.


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 Posted 03/31/2009  9:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree, the first one looks fake. The obverse legend is for Antoninus Pius, and being that large it's probably supposed to be a sestertius, but he rarely faces left on his coins. The reverse also looks fuzzy with loss of detail.

The second one is definitely fake. It's a tourist copy of a famous design issued by the Greek colony of Syracuse, Sicily, issued as silver tetradrachms and dekadrachms - and being that big, this one's probably supposed to be a dekadrachm. The cracks all over the surface are also a clear sign of a quick-and-nasty cast copy.
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 Posted 03/31/2009  10:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Fake patina on both coins, I agree both fakes.
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 Posted 04/01/2009  12:52 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Since I'm new at ancients, perhaps you can confirm a hunch when I saw these.
Wouldn't an authentic coin have more fine detail preserved in protected areas of the portrait and such?
Conversely, these same areas seems to be where detail is usually lost during the casting process.
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 Posted 04/01/2009  08:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes the detail would be much more defined. The overall appearance of these coins say they are fake.
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