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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3922107, member: 76194"]LOL, no. Leave the ID to us ancients folks. That would be Greek writing, not Latin, on that coin. Don't take it the wrong way though, as an ancients collector I couldn't tell you the difference between a US half dime and a nickel, but I can sit here and write a 3 page essay on the differences between a Roman denarius and an antoninianus.</p><p><br /></p><p>To OP, that purports to be a <b>shekel from Tyre. </b>They were minted by various rulers from around 160 BC through the Roman period as a provincial city (roughly the last date for minting is around 60 AD)</p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say these coins are <u>highly counterfeited</u>. I would post it in the ancients forum to see what the guys think. Greek and provincial coins are not my strong suit, so I won't comment as to authenticity except to say when one finds one in an estate sale, 80% of the time is a tourist copy instead of the real thing. Good luck with yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3922107, member: 76194"]LOL, no. Leave the ID to us ancients folks. That would be Greek writing, not Latin, on that coin. Don't take it the wrong way though, as an ancients collector I couldn't tell you the difference between a US half dime and a nickel, but I can sit here and write a 3 page essay on the differences between a Roman denarius and an antoninianus. To OP, that purports to be a [B]shekel from Tyre. [/B]They were minted by various rulers from around 160 BC through the Roman period as a provincial city (roughly the last date for minting is around 60 AD) Needless to say these coins are [U]highly counterfeited[/U]. I would post it in the ancients forum to see what the guys think. Greek and provincial coins are not my strong suit, so I won't comment as to authenticity except to say when one finds one in an estate sale, 80% of the time is a tourist copy instead of the real thing. Good luck with yours.[/QUOTE]
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