I didn't clean this coin yet and need to pick the sand off. But there seem to be a big clear horse on the reverse and a couple of Faces on the same obverse. The coin weighs 14.66 g. Hope it's genuine. Thanks for your comments.
I'm going to return it back to my seller and exchange it for other coins. That's a deal between him and me. Thank you.. maybe someone else could also confirm the unreal state of this coin.
my first thought was it's some weird nabatean or a fake/fantasy piece. if JA doesn't recognize it, it must not be nabatean....
All Nabataean jugate portraits face right, and they are wrong type of portraits anyway. I recall seeing some similar double and triple jugate busts on some Celtic coins, but I can't recall the examples.
It does have the mushy quality about it as a cast coin would - does it have a line that wraps around the coin edge? this would be a flash line from a two part mould
ooo I forgot another word of advise ones a seller sells you a fake coin then he got more fake coins..so just get your money back and buy from trustworthy people / dealers !!
Now this is solid advice. If I find a seller trying to sell fakes, it's hard for me to buy from that seller again. However, sometimes even the fakes can fool a seasoned collector/dealer. If a dealer is willing to admit a mistake and refund the purchase price and maybe go the extra mile to keep your business, I may still buy from them. However, but I will look at his/her stock with a jaundiced eye
I agree it is a cast fake. Maybe "fantasy" is a better word, since I don't think it is very close to an original ancient coin.
