Possibly Old Coin? Please Help | Naxos Tourist Copy

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Xaggeration New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 2:42 pm I have no idea how I came about this coin. I've had it since I was a kid. My mom and dad have no clue either. On the front is a guy with a beard, a leaf wreath around his head, and what looks to be the letters OSOL infront of his face. On the back appears to be a horse with a bird head. Underneath the line the bird-horse is standing on seems to be a faint V with a dot above it. It appears to be copper as I believe it is too heavy to be gold, and there is also tints of green in the crevices to suggest a bit of oxidization. Other than that, I have no friggen clue what it is, from what time, or from where. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

northwestseeker Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 3:16 pm I thought gold was more dense than copper? looks ancient to me... some of the experts will be around shortly.... Report this Post to the Staff
Xaggeration New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 3:23 pm I know nothing of coins, but density doesn't necessarily indicate weight. Also the green tint(oxidization) lead me to copper. But, like I said, I know nothing of coins, and any help is much appreciated. Heck, even if you tell me its a fake/worthless/pile of.... well you get the point. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 3:24 pm to the community. It looks ancient, but it's not. This a reproduction of an ancient Greek coin. The metal is most likely brass. Report this Post to the Staff
Xaggeration New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/15/2011 3:34 pm Cool, kinda figured reproduction of some sort, as the details on the mans face were way too pronounced to be of any real old age. Now if I could just remember when and where I got it. lol Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16831 Posts	Posted 02/16/2011 07:13 am We just recently had an identical example of this tourist copy posted here on the forum a week ago; see this thread. 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
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