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Offline Erik S

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Help identifying an old coin
« on: February 29, 2024, 01:01:38 pm »
Hello everyone! I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what coin this is and its value but I can only find coins (Claudius Billon Tetradrachm) for example but not the same one. It is a very old gift from my Grandpa whom passed away 15 years ago and I want to ask if anyone here has any furture knowlage about it!

Any help is much aprechiated!  ;D
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Re: Help identifying an old coin
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2024, 01:39:51 pm »
It looks like a fake of a tetradrachm of Alexander III the Great  :(.
The genuine ones are made of silver: http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1179?lang=en
this type does not exist in copper or bronze.

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Altamura
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Offline djmacdo

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Re: Help identifying an old coin
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2024, 08:30:08 am »
Indeed, a fake.  Cast, not struck.  Wrong metal.
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