william@antiqueabbey.com Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 This coin was foind in about a foot of mud in a creek bed in Clarkston, Georgia in or around 1962 with a metal detector. No one seems to know anything about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have included 3 pictures to help. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Looks like a modern copy of an ancient Greek coin made for a non-collector (e.g. child's toy / pirate treasure / something made for a movie) as the quality is quite poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 LINK TO COIN CIRCUIT CLUB CLICK FOR YOUR IMAGE Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. 359-336. Tetradrachm, 14.14g. Amphipolis, c. 315/4-295/4 BC. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus facing right. Border of dots. Rx: ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠΟΥ Young male rider right, nude, holding upright palm branch. Beneath horse, Λ and torch. Beneath raised foreleg, tripod. Border of dots. Le Rider p. 125, pl. 47, 24. SNG ANS 798. Of exceptional style and quality. EF. This looks similar, as do a couple of the others, but as far as I know, you do not find them with horse & rider on both sides of a coin. Still could be a barbarous copy, or it could be a modern fake, toy money etc. Wait for some more replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Looks too crude to me even for a barbarous fake of an ancient coin. I'd also say it's a modern copy/toy treasure kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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