Either way, I was sold fake coins as authentic by the staff working in the archaeological site, in front for everyone to see, so be ware!! Pompeii...
I agree, and it was the official gift shop with a sign up at the counter.
Thanks a ton guys. I am not disappointed, just a bit unclear still because there appear to be marks of people or symbols on the edges of the coin...
I believe you guys :). Just being thorough.
Almost looks like writing or some type of design on the side of the coins.
Thanks a ton for everyone checking them out. They are certainly a great looking old hunk of copper that I will remember Pompeii by!
Also, there seems to be small letters or something on the edges.. anyway, I figured they were fake, but I will call the site and ask for sure. My...
The only problem I see with them being cast pieces is there are no coins I can find that match these details.
Thanks, I posted a couple of close up edges just to make sure
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Here they are in inches, I dunno if I have a millimeter measuring device. But we have conversion tables. I don’t get an accurate weight, need a...
I can't find any coins that match the details of these in the list you posted. Has anyone seen coins like this that match the details shown in...
These were inside the site, not outside.
I am new, not sure how to repost. I do have better pictures. Also, this is the front and back of the two coins I kept for myself. [ATTACH]...
Thanks a ton! I got them inside the ruins gift shop in Pompeii. The guy at the counter had a bucket of them they said they were selling to raise...
Let’s try these, nice trick, btw. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I went to Pompeii a while back and they sold these coins that they say, and this is the shop inside the archaeological excavatiohn sight, that...
I can’t see how they could be really, but that’s what the gift shop was selling.. they don’t say copy. How can I find out if they are real?
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