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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2576090, member: 56859&quot;]Hmm, I&#039;m not sure what to think about this coin&#039;s authenticity but am leaning toward inauthentic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tiny pits covering the obverse are worrisome (casting bubbles in the investment?) although not in themselves enough to condemn the coin because some coins can look this way after being in the ground for centuries.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The style looks off, particularly the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>If authentic, the coin was struck in Memphis.&nbsp; However, all other examples I&#039;ve found show the ΔIO monogram as split, with the ΔI below the throne and the O to the right of the throne&#039;s back leg.&nbsp; None of the archive coins have BAΣIΛEΩΣ below the throne.&nbsp; Also, other examples I&#039;ve found show Zeus with crossed legs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples of Alexander III tetradrachms struck in Memphis:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&amp;PAGE=1&amp;TABS_TYPE=2&amp;CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=3&amp;IS_ADVANCED=1&amp;ITEM_DESC=alexander+III+tetradrachm%2C+memphis&amp;ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&amp;PAGE=1&amp;TABS_TYPE=2&amp;CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=3&amp;IS_ADVANCED=1&amp;ITEM_DESC=alexander+III+tetradrachm%2C+memphis&amp;ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&amp;SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" rel="nofollow">CNG&#039;s archives</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=alexander+III+tetradrachm%2C+memphis&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;currency=usd&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=0&amp;company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=alexander+III+tetradrachm%2C+memphis&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;currency=usd&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=0&amp;company=" rel="nofollow">ACsearch</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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