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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 7871062, member: 44106&quot;]I will echo the general sentiment so far and will say that it is a reproduction piece. The details are too mushy and while the metal may be white, it doesn&#039;t scream silver to me. Lastly, the flan edges seem almost too smooth and round.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most likely, it&#039;s a tourist fake which somehow made it to your location and was lost or thrown out, later to be found. I too have heard stories of authentic Greek and Roman coins being found odd places such as the US and even Japan (<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/28/495821834/coins-from-the-roman-empire-are-found-in-ruins-of-japanese-castle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/28/495821834/coins-from-the-roman-empire-are-found-in-ruins-of-japanese-castle" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/28/495821834/coins-from-the-roman-empire-are-found-in-ruins-of-japanese-castle</a>). One coin I acquired many years ago which was found in Israel was actually struck in Metapontum. If genuine (which I still believe it to be), it would certainly have an interesting story to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>If authentic, your stater of Naxos would be a pretty rare and expensive coin, making a casual loss in any location extremely unlikely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my $0.02.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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