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frances d

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can anyone help to id this
« on: May 03, 2007, 06:45:05 pm »
hey there
is this a real coin? it was found in a bag of old coins? having looked on the variuos sites i see that weight size etc help to unravel the mystery, this weights approx 5.6 gms, look forward to your response

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Re: can anyone help to id this
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2007, 06:51:59 pm »
I believe it is a replica of a Athenian owl, a greek silver coin.

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Re: can anyone help to id this
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2007, 06:58:12 pm »
i wondered that because the olive leaves bear no fruit and there is no cresent moon, also i could not find a matching head in archives

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Re: can anyone help to id this
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2007, 07:23:59 pm »
A fake....and a poor one, to boot.
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Re: can anyone help to id this
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2007, 10:47:10 pm »
Its probably a tourist nfake... very poor!
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Re: can anyone help to id this
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2007, 10:53:14 pm »
There is a fine exemplar of Athenian Tetradrachm. See the diferences with this copy. The athenian tetradrachm usually weights around 17 grams.
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