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Author Topic: Eucratides I coin, but unusual  (Read 488 times)

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Oliver M

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Eucratides I coin, but unusual
« on: October 03, 2017, 04:40:50 am »
This coin was bought in a Bazaar in Kandahar, it looks like an Eucratides I coin, but the king is looking left, not right and the shine is strange. Might be fake, any expert opinion? Thanks a lot!
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Re: Eucratides I coin, but unusual
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2017, 07:21:41 am »
Oliver,

Providing the coin's dimensions would be helpful (size and weight).  I believe it is Eukratides.  Here is a link to where you can see several tets with him facing left - http://coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=277601 - not sure if fake or not but it doesn't look quite right to me - just a feeling.

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Re: Eucratides I coin, but unusual
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2017, 08:15:59 am »
It looks fake to me.  In your photo the coin appears to be copper or bronze.  Is it?
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Re: Eucratides I coin, but unusual
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Oliver M

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Re: Eucratides I coin, but unusual
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2017, 10:48:51 am »
Thanks for the answers! Unfortunately can't measure or weight right now, but the last post by Pekka seems pretty accurate to me, a fake coin. Again, thanks!
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