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Offline Jan P

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Identification of a friends' ancient coin.
« on: September 17, 2023, 05:27:12 pm »
A friend coin collector asks me to identify this coin for him, but I find it a bit more difficult than I thought  :):

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Re: Identification of a friends' ancient coin.
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2023, 01:09:08 pm »
Bump!
4.4 gram, >18mm<.

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Re: Identification of a friends' ancient coin.
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2023, 06:15:04 pm »
I suspect it is not genuine and doesn't even copy a genuine type.
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Re: Identification of a friends' ancient coin.
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2023, 11:03:44 am »
It has the soft and soapy look of a cast.

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Re: Identification of a friends' ancient coin.
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2023, 06:14:48 pm »
Many thanks to both of you!

 

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