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Any specific reason to doubt the authenticity of this Apollonia Pontika Anchor/Gorgoneion Drachm?
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<p>[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 5325452, member: 80952"]Thank you for checking, I appreciate it. Also appreciate the big amount of info you provided in the opening message. </p><p>I think my coin was harshly cleaned (not by me) and on the reverse I can't say there is something in the left side of the anchor. I suspect there isn't (although in Type 2 there is a little symbol I can't distinguish)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20141115000124im_/http://medusacoins.reidgold.com/AAH1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The absence of an A was the reason initial attribution was (incorrectly) SNG BM 150-152; SNG Cop. 453; BMC Mysia 2-3 as it was the only example in Wildwinds with crayfish on the right and nothing on the left. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also checked the fakes list and couldn't find any match - this should be a good sign. </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this from a reputable auction house, but I am starting to wonder why didn't the price rise a little more in the auction, as I was expecting. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin and the Mysia Kyzikos bull/lion type made me interested in Greek coinage, it would be a shame to have a cheap copy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ambr0zie, post: 5325452, member: 80952"]Thank you for checking, I appreciate it. Also appreciate the big amount of info you provided in the opening message. I think my coin was harshly cleaned (not by me) and on the reverse I can't say there is something in the left side of the anchor. I suspect there isn't (although in Type 2 there is a little symbol I can't distinguish) [IMG]https://web.archive.org/web/20141115000124im_/http://medusacoins.reidgold.com/AAH1.jpg[/IMG] The absence of an A was the reason initial attribution was (incorrectly) SNG BM 150-152; SNG Cop. 453; BMC Mysia 2-3 as it was the only example in Wildwinds with crayfish on the right and nothing on the left. I also checked the fakes list and couldn't find any match - this should be a good sign. I bought this from a reputable auction house, but I am starting to wonder why didn't the price rise a little more in the auction, as I was expecting. This coin and the Mysia Kyzikos bull/lion type made me interested in Greek coinage, it would be a shame to have a cheap copy.[/QUOTE]
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