Hello new to the site, need a opinion.

I have some ancient coins and am looking at selling them on ebay. The only one I could identify was Athena and Pegasus. Problem is I don't know if it is real or not. I am posting a couple pictures and would really appreciate any feedback. I have a high standing on ebay and do not want to mess it up with a fake coin. I sold over 100 Colonial Reales 2 years ago out of the same collectors inventory and they were all real if that helps, though the coin lady I use has no experience with ancient coins.

 

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I hate being first (well, not always), but I love the looks of the coin!!

 

Please be patient, someone will respond shortly.

 

wha?

... can't anybody read my posts? (Sixth Sense => I see dead coins)

 

I will wait until I am pretty sure it is real. If it is then it seems as if the coins on ebay have been cleaned. Is that not a bad thing with ancient coins? I would never clean others I have sold.

 

Yah, I'm pretty sure almost every ancient coin has been cleaned during the past 2000 years ... not quite the same concern you'd have with modern coins (they definitely poop their pants if you try cleaning a coin during the past 200 years!!)

 

it doesn't look right to me...these type of coin are out of my league, so i'm reallynot familiar with the type, so i hope i'm wrong.

what is the size and wight, that me be useful to the experts here.

 

A) => don't ever chose thumbnail (why do they even have that option??)

anyway => here are the dude's photos ...




B) ummm, I'm not sure why there are crunchy-bits in the photo? (hopefully that's beside the point?)

I think it's an awesome looking coin!! (congrats)

... but that's merely my humble and occasionally incorrect opinion .... yah sadly, I am merely a dude sitting in Northern Manitoba (I'm not a guy from ancient BC)

 

FYI I am a Dudette. Also the crunchy stuff is unknown as it is no longer on the paper lol.

 

I will post size in a moment

 

How you doin'?






jokes => "welcome" (coin-chicks rock!!) ... a rare and awesome breed!!

 

Welcome B5. Patience is the key to ancient coins and related info. I see you'd better post more clear images , if you can.

 

lol

 

This is the best I could do for size right now as one of my kids ran off with my ruler. As for weight all I have is a kitchen scale that does ounces....I can say it does not weigh an ounce.

 

another one

 

Hi Burntwynn,

Here is your coin cropped, joined, adjusted to better see details (pictures are still pretty poor), and posted in full rather than thumbnails, for ease of viewing:



What is the weight and size of this coin? (edited: oh, I just saw your message about a lack of small size scale. Based on its size relative to the quarter, the dimensions are in the ballpark)

At first glance I assumed it was bronze but it should be silver. It may just be heavily toned silver, and the green crust at the back of Athena's helmet surface deposits from some other copper source.

I think it is a silver stater struck in Akarnania (city: Anaktorion; spelling may vary).

If so, the ID is:

AKARNANIA, Anaktorion
Circa 350-300 BC
AR Stater
Obverse: Pegasos flying left; monogram (ligate AV) below
Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; NAY ( or NΛY?) above; monogram and thymaterion behind
Possible references (I don't have any of these books and can't check): Pegasi 73; BCD Akarnania 87; SNG Copenhagen 296

 

Coin should be silver! It may be oxidized pretty badly as I see some silver color peeking through the brown. I don't like the surface (what I can see of it). I don't like the edge file (to get weight correct?).
Need to see the edge!

 

Yeah I am leaning towards it being fake as I look through more pictures of real ones.

 

Don't jump yet...LOL. The reverse has a RIM file (not edge file). If the edge is filed or has a raised line going around the entire edge - that's not good.

If you posted this on the ancient forum we possibly could have gotten an answer already.

 

Oh oops I thought this was the ancient forum.