I purchased these 3 Greek(?)ish silvers, at the San francisco coin bourse back in 2015. I'm not sure of ID and if its authentic or not, I'd like help with these coins. These coins don't sound like silver when dropped, Thanks. PS I am a huge noob at Greek coins
Every town Magistrate had their own coins minted. There was NO uniformity of coinage across ancient Greece. I have a disc with all the coins cataloged in the British Museum you can go numb with all the variations. Honestly there is something(based on the pictures) that would keep me from buying them.
The basic design is Seleukid (Antiochus). Your photos are terrible, so any judgement whether these are genuine or not is a wild guess.
The "ring" test is not valid for most ancient coins. The silver can crystallize... I know this from experience... I dissected an Alexander the Great Silver. (don't shoot me) lol
I agree..... I'd want a far closer and clearer look before making any judgements....but I'm leaning towards genuine---but then there's always the added issue of condition and price. Comfortably determining genuineness from poor photos of coins in poor condition is near impossible. But, once again, with the huge amounts of coins available these days, if there's any real doubt pass them by.
I can read "Antiochos" on two of them, cant read the other specifically, so you know you have Seleucid drachms there. That will get you in the right direction. Search some of the databases. I'd look them up, but alas, its the weekend! Try searching on http:/www.acsearch.info with 'seleucid drachm' as the parameters. You should be able to attribute them to specifics.
Blasphemy! Someone convene the Numismatic Inquisition. We have someone guilty of crimes against Alexander the Great.
