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Anzelmas Valued Member Sweden 171 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 2:08 pm Hi, m8s! Again a little worn out coin. Bronze Diameter 9.60 mm Weight 0.84 g Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 4:38 pm Is it for sure bronze? My first thought was Samaria or Sidon before I read "bronze" in your post. Report this Post to the Staff
Anzelmas Valued Member Sweden 171 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 5:21 pm Bronze or copper. But it has thick remains of silver plating on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 5:47 pm Perhaps the base core of an ancient imitation from Sidon or Samaria, then? Something like: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3297665 Report this Post to the Staff
Anzelmas Valued Member Sweden 171 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 6:17 pm Yes, it looks very similar. So, if it is an imitation, has it any value? Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 6:41 pm Fourees (plated ancients) are collectable, but the condition of yours suggests the value would be very low. Here's a direct link - at CNG - to the coin I referenced earlier. It is in much better shape, with the plating mostly intact. As you see it sold for $65: https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=248099 BTW, here's another - not a fouree (not an imitation) - that matches up pretty well to the position of the king and lion on yours. Now that I look for it, I think I can even see the remnants of the king's beard and dagger on yours. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10021566 Report this Post to the Staff
Anzelmas Valued Member Sweden 171 Posts	Posted 09/24/2023 07:42 am Kamnaskires, you are absolutely right! On your last link the design of the coin is exactly the same as on my coin. I can even see the remnants of the galley and year IIII. Thank you very much! Report this Post to the Staff
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