A Greek, A Roman And An Unknown

I'd be suspicious of their authenticity.

The large brass-bronze on the right looks wrong, from the patina - it looks very thin and artificial. Brass patina should be black, not green.

The one on the left is in the name of King Menander of Bactria. This one's perhaps the most convincing of the three, though again the patina doesn't look convincing, more like a spray-on black goo than genuinely ancient.

The one in the middle is also Bactrian, or Indo-Scythian. Coins of these Eastern Greek kingdoms often have Greek on one side and native Karoshthi script on the other. But this one looks to nice, round and flawless - as if machine-struck.

Finally, consider the source. "A shop in the Middle East" is a bit vague, but in most Middle Eastern countries, selling ancient coins to tourists is illegal. Selling replica ancient coins to tourists, however, is perfectly legal.

Thanks Sap.

Ian.