What can anyone tell me about this beauty?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Paran0IdPsych0, Oct 7, 2023.

  1. I think it's Ionia Ephesus but not sure. There's quite a few similar versions of this but Iv yet to find an exact example of this one.
     

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  3. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Sorry. Thought I could help but I'm obviously on the wrong side. Have you tried google images? It might work. Other than that, the Dark one's will be by shortly.
     
  4. sand

    sand Well-Known Member

    Hello @Paran0IdPsych0. Welcome to Coin Talk Ancients (and Medievals).
    I'm not familiar with your coin type. The scorpion is interesting. The coin certainly seems like it could be an ancient Greek coin.
    You can try key word searches, at the following web site :
    https://www.acsearch.info/
    That's what I usually do, whenever I have a coin, about which I want to learn.
    For example : scorpion swastika
    However, perhaps it's not a swastika. It could be 4 square holes, arranged in a square pattern. In which case, perhaps the following search would help :
    scorpion punch
    Or maybe : scorpion incuse punch
     
  5. romismatist

    romismatist Well-Known Member

    From the style and strike, it looks like a modern fake. The style of the scorpion is wrong (based on other Greek coins I've seen with scorpions on them, as well as fakes I've seen on EBay with scorpions on them). The reverse field is also too flat and perfect - a strong indicator of a modern strike.

    Caria Mylasa had silver coins with scorpions, but had a lion's scalp instead of a swastika. Caria also issued a tritemorion with a scorpion on one side and an incuse punch on the other. I'm not aware of any silver fractions with a scorpion on one side and a swastika on the other, but then, this isn't really my area of expertise.

    See this coin of Caria Mylasa for comparison of the scorpion style:

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  6. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    I would agree that the coin is a modern fake. Where did you acquire this from?
     
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