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Sinatrukes Sellwood 33.4 Cast Counterfeit
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Sinatrukes, c77-70BCE Drachm. 18mm, 1.85g.
Obverse: Long-bearded bust L, wearing tiara with stag devices and ear flaps.
Reverse: Archer seated R on throne holding bow. BASILEWS/METALLOY/ARSAKOY/QEOPATROY NIKATOROS
Sellwood 33.4.
Billon? The very low weight, small size, the edges, the fuzziness, the blobs, all give this away as a cast. Its battered and chipped appearance, however, lead me to beieve this to be an ancient couterfeit, rather than a modern forgery.
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