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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 3312830, member: 100731&quot;]Hi all! I&#039;ve recently bought three Celtic drachms, but I have some concerns about the authenticity. I would greatly appreciate any thoughts on these coins, being a relative novice myself (especially in Celtic coins).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]877586[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]877587[/ATTACH]</p><p>Denomination: Drachme</p><p>Weight (g): 2.61</p><p>Diameter (cm): 1.6</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]877588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]877590[/ATTACH]</p><p>Denomination: Drachme</p><p>Weight (g): 2.77</p><p>Diameter (cm): 1.4</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]877592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]877594[/ATTACH]</p><p>Denomination: Drachme</p><p>Weight (g): 2.40</p><p>Diameter (cm): 1.4</p><p><br /></p><p>My identification process so far, is that these are Eastern Europe celtic Phillip II imitations, the &quot;kugelwange&quot; type. The weight and diameter of these coins are, as far as I know, correct. The sides of the coins show now file, apart from one coin which looks as it was recently tested for silver quality at a jeweler (will try to post a detailed picture of that). </p><p><br /></p><p>What strikes me though, is the amount of detail on the coin. The seller states he bought the coins at an auction years ago. He mentions selling his ancient coin collection to create some budget for his expanding medieval collection. His other coins definitely look genuine, but also highly detailed (e.g. antoninianus, some sestertii, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve searched in vain online, and found similar coins, but not the same ones: neither genuine nor fakes. I would greatly appreciate any imput![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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