fifedg Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I found this coin while living in Egypt, in the ruins of an old Roman outpost in the desert. How would I be able to verify its authenticity? Also, how rare would this piece be considered? How would it be valued? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 It's a really really poor imitation of a Syracusan decadrachm. Sorry, but the idea of having `found' that in the ruins of an old roman outpost somewhere in the Egyptian desert is about as far fetched as a bucket of s*it from China. If you bought it you have been suckered big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Gemz Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 It's quite possible it was found in ruins in Egypt, it may be a "Grand Tour" souveneer from the late 19th century. Interesting in a way. Crude copy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 The story accompanying has zero credibility. `I found it lying on the floor of the factory that produced it' or `I was sold this as being genuine by a street seller in Luxor when on my cruise of the NIle' would have been much closer to reality. A crude base metal cast copy of an iconic silver coin made to fool the ignorant into believing they are buying a piece of history `psst......... cheap to you kind sir'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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