FORVM`s Classical Numismatics Discussion Board
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AR approx. 7.00 gr.
A friend has sent this picture and asked for help identifying it.
He said the coin had a lead patina on it and it got to this point after cleaning it.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: ? :Greek_Lambda: :Greek_Alpha: ? :Greek_Kappa: :Greek_epsilon: :Greek_Omega: :Greek_Nu:, thunderbolt and monogram above, monogram below within circle.
Help is appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Is your friend sure about the silver? It looks similar to this bronze:
Seleukeia Pieria
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5030268
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... Is your friend sure about the silver? ...
And what should be a "lead patina"?
This type only exists in bronze, so I agree with shanxi. Another reference for this type is WSM 894 (Western Seleucid Mints by Edward T. Newell).
Regards
Altamura
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I suspect a cast fake.
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What else would cause those veins if not poorly executed casting?