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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 669298, member: 19463&quot;]Contemporary imitations are a slippery subject on any ancient series but the Alexander tetradrachms were the Maria Theresa Thaler of their day and produced for many years after the death of Alexander himself.&nbsp; The styles of the known &#039;legitimate&#039; circulating issues vary wildly and there is absolutely no reason to believe that we, today, have a complete list of the variations.&nbsp; This coin weighs enough that (assuming it is really silver) it probably was not intended to defraud anyone.&nbsp; Given that it is quite possible that a small issue in the day could be represented by only one surviving specimen it is more than possible that therer will be new mints or new issues turn up now and then.&nbsp; Of course there is no certainty that we will ever know where and when a coin was made given that the known span of time for the type is nearly 200 years.&nbsp; The great book on these coins by Martin Price is a wonderful work but large enough to scare most of us out of buying it and specializing in these coins.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Don&#039;t worry about the &#039;experts&#039; on Forvm that say the coin looks cast.&nbsp; I&#039;m not saying the coin is not cast but just that some of them see a monster in every closet.&nbsp; I&#039;m still relatively comfortable with the contemporary imitation theory but we need to remain open to further evidence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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