Can someone help my son with this coin ?

My son got this coin through a trade,but he does not know anything about it.
Maybe someone could help him out.
Thanks for any help,

God bless,Keith & Hunter

 

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Does it say "copy" or am i the only one seeing it?

 

I think you may be right.
That answers that.
Thanks

God bless,Keith

 

Its a cast copy of an ancient greek coin. The softness in the coin is from the act of copying. I am not sure when they were made but I have a lot of them from a group I bought that was supposedly put away in the early 80's so they have been around for a while.

 

I can clearly see 'COPY' stamped into the coin under the horsey.

 

It's a copy. I'm sure.

 

I have a few myself

SICILY - Gela. Copy (readers digest ad)

 

As I recall you got one of these (or was it two?) glued to a card offering to sell you a Readers' Digest book on Greece. They were sent to millions of American homes but coins still attached to their cards are scarce. I believe they come in gray pot metal and yellow gilt washed pot metal. This is probably the most often seen fake ancient coin and is far from being deceptive even if the word copy has been removed.

 

I just knew Doug Smith would have the definitive answer when he got around to reading this.

 

still keeping my eye out for any for you