Help To Identify (Id: Lijely Fantasy Greek Coin With Mounting Hoop)

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yuraviva New Member Ukraine 12 Posts	Posted 02/19/2010 03:27 am hi. I found this piece of metal welded to a metal stick in London. could it be a roman coin? and what is it value? thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 02/19/2010 03:57 am No. The obverse is loosely based on the Athena found on ancient Greek coins, but the temple is definitely not how the ancients would have depicted it. It's probably a relatively modern tourist item. 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
yuraviva New Member Ukraine 12 Posts	Posted 02/19/2010 05:10 am so you wanna say it's a fake coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 02/19/2010 07:36 am A "fake" would be copied from a genuine coin. This would be a "fantasy", since there never was an original coin that looks like this. 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
yuraviva New Member Ukraine 12 Posts	Posted 02/19/2010 08:50 am so it looks like it worth nothing, never mind, will have agood copy. thanks for help Report this Post to the Staff
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