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Juhana K

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Carthage
« on: November 12, 2021, 08:09:00 am »
Hi!

I know this one is from Carthage with obv. head of Persephone left and rev. horse's head left with a palm tree behind. They seem to be of the following sizes:
- AE14, c. 2g
- AE18-20, c. 4 g
- AE29, c. 15 g
- AR24-27, c. 17 g.

Mine is an AE35 with a weight of 28 g. I am wondering what I am missing here or don't I just find one.

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Juke
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Re: Carthage
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2021, 04:32:59 pm »
In my eyes this is a modern fake of a tetradrachm like this: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8655335  :-\

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Re: Carthage
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2021, 05:01:59 pm »
Modern cast in the wrong metal of a silver tetradrachm.  Fake.
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Re: Carthage
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2021, 09:40:28 pm »
Hi Juke,

It is definitely a modern counterfeit. Not only is it the wrong metal, but it also has a raised rim on both sides. In other words, it is incused (concave) on both sides.

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Juhana K

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Re: Carthage
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2021, 02:20:14 am »
Well good to hear, I was wondering also about it and better to have the confirmation. It came in a lot so no relevant loss in sense of value. :)
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Re: Carthage
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2021, 05:30:53 pm »
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