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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2768927, member: 78244&quot;]This came into a coin shop I frequent, and they asked me for information and authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>My research showed that it is an Alexander III stater posthumously struck under Ptolemy I Soter. It was minted in Sidon, and the Sigma represents a date of 316/315 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I think this coin is fake. The shop said it weighed 6g (instead of ~8.6g - HUGE red flag, but could be an error). (EDIT: the shop told me wrong. It does weigh 8.5g) I did not find this coin in Forvm&#039;s fake database, but that is not conclusive evidence. The way Alexander&#039;s name is written, as well as some of Athena&#039;s freatures looked odd to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure how the color looks, but I presume it is much more gold-like. It tested positive for good gold (electronically, not abrasively!)</p><p><br /></p><p>So are my conclusions correct, or am I just paranoid?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]638035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]638036[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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