Authentic???

I honestly don't know much about ancients, but this one looks like either a fake or a really barbaric copy...opinions...

 

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Odd looking for sure.

 

Yeah, check out the nose on that owl!!!

 

Looks familiar. Fake report

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-12225

Edit: corrected link

 

Not a clue. Does the edge have a casting seam?

Thanks,
Jacob

 

Yeah a fake..

 

Seller photos, not one of edge, no weight.

 

I see, I'm stumped hopefully somebody else will come along with more knowledge.


Thanks,
Jacob

 

It's fake. See my link above.

 

Casting bubbles all over. Even if the edges have no casting marks (could have been smoothed) the texture and lack of details is a warning sign.

 

Thanks, can't see it right now since I forgot my password and they will supposedly e-mail me one.

 

But, but, but, the seller says it came from his grandfather 50 years ago...

 

Then it must be real! LOL

 

Thank you @randygeki it sold for $25

 

It is a well known and frequently seen fake. The image above with the blue background is another example.

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-11179

 

That particular fake has been posted here more than once before and really should be recognized by those who have been here a while. It would be nice if more of us would look in the usual places like the Forvm fake reports before posting even an 'I don't know' reply which is not at all helpful to the new person who came to us for help.

I'm with Jay GT4 on this one. If that coin does not 'look familiar' it should. I know some here value this venue as most friendly but we are really not helping the newby by holding out any hope, asking for weights or if there is a seam. We need to answer the question exactly as Jay did.

 

I could not agree more.

I check FORVM fake reports and forgerynetwork religiously. All ancient coin collectors should be aware that forgerynetwork also has the IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits, which is not available anywhere else that I am aware of. The answer is all too often already in one of those databases.

Peter

 

The IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits entries are all supposed to be in the Fake Coin Reports too, and much of it is. We did receive permission from the IBSCC to add them. Some are missing because the member who added them missed them. If you find one is missing please add it.

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/

 

Sorry Joe,

My mistake. I have added a few recently which were missing and will continue to do so as I come across them.

Peter