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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kaleun96, post: 24563672, member: 92635&quot;]The coin is genuine. The &quot;seam&quot; people are pointing to is just a reflection of light bouncing off of the background and onto the edge. This is frequently seen in most coin photos where the coin is sitting on a somewhat bright or reflective surface and honestly it should never be confused for an actual seam.</p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned, this is likely <a href="http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.2090" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.2090" rel="nofollow">Price 2090</a>, which Price dated to 325-323 BC. Looks like <a href="http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan49321" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan49321" rel="nofollow">Thompson dated it to the same period</a>, so I would be reasonably confident of those dates.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;uncrossed legs&quot; thing is something you&#039;ll often read when it comes to determining which coins were minted during Alexander&#039;s lifetime and which were minted afterwards. I&#039;d ignore this rule entirely as it has so many exceptions as to be pretty useless on its own. Instead, the PELLA website I linked above is the best method for attributing and dating Alexander&#039;s coins - though it&#039;s not fullproof either and some stated dates are now known to be incorrect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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