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Offline Odoacer

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Silver greek coin
« on: May 05, 2022, 03:34:46 am »
Dear list,

Who van help me with the ID. Thank you! weight 8,4 gm 19 mm

Bets regards
Jeroen
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Re: Silver greek coin
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2022, 04:37:26 am »
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Re: Silver greek coin
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2022, 06:49:00 am »
Great Pekka, anyone has an idea why this one is in silver?
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Re: Silver greek coin
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2022, 07:25:52 am »

It is polished with brass brush, so it looks like silver,

but is certainly only bronze.

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Re: Silver greek coin
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2022, 07:59:24 am »
Thank you for your feedback, but I have run a silver test and it is 100% sure silver. I put a better picture here
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Re: Silver greek coin
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2022, 10:01:03 am »

In such case the coin is fake. Pella did not mint in silver this type of civic coinage.

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Re: Silver greek coin
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2022, 03:56:40 am »
IMHO this coin is definitely fake, besides the coin being silver take a look at the flan cracks. Material has seeped into the cracks during casting.

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