Syracuse Tetradrachma

Wonder what it is, an old fake, fourree , modern copy or something else ?

 

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Looks like a bad cast copy. :/

 

To mine eyes it looks like a cast fake.

 

It is missing a dolphin and any sign of sprues...looks doubtful.

 

Yes, it is a cast copy (or fake), but bad? I dont know. I have seen many 'bad' fakes, this one is really pretty good.

 

I take the philosophy: When in doubt, PUNT! If it is a "Super-Deal" and you have doubts, it is probly not worth the risk. Too many other fish in the sea... NEXT!

 

It may be struck and just a bad photo. The maker signed his work between the double ground lines under the chariot. In Bulgarian Slavic letters it reads Slavey. He did not 'age' coins to make them deceptive but plenty of his copies have been taken by others and doctored.

 

I fully agree with Ken Dorney , ofcause the underweight is a red flag,
the coin just ended on eBay Germany at 204 euro ex shipping , (35 bids)
thanks guys for your thoughts and opinions.

 

It's a fake from modern dies. Not a cast of an authentic ancient coin.

Barry Murphy