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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3907354, member: 91461&quot;]I recently received a friendly PM from a CT pal voicing concern on the authenticity of this Makedon tetrobol.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029937[/ATTACH]</p><p>Time of Philip V and Perseus. 187-168 BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 2.45 g, 3h). Pella or Amphipolis mint. Zoilos, magistrate. Struck circa 184-179 BC. Macedonian shield with club on boss / Macedonian helmet; two monograms to left, monogram and tripod to right. SNG Ashmolean 3279</p><p>Ex: inAsta</p><p><br /></p><p>He even attached this excellent chart of fakes from Forums fake coin list.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029938[/ATTACH]</p><p>#9 is the only one with a tripod on it, like mine, though doesn&#039;t appear to be a match.</p><p>That said, I didn&#039;t think mine looked cast. Though some of these are obvious, some look pretty believable to me. I&#039;ve hit up [USER=79368]@Barry Murphy[/USER] via PM but it being the holidays he may be busy and I would really appreciate the groups insights.</p><p>Thoughts?</p><p>I&#039;ll also throw in a picture of the other coin I picked up at that auction. It is also known to have lots of forgeries. Though, again, I have gone through Forums fakes and found no match. does anyone see anything damning with this coin?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1029939[/ATTACH]</p><p>GRECHE - TRACIA - Apollonia Pontica - Dracma - Testa della Gorgone di fronte /R Ancora, nel campo gambero e lettera A S. Cop. 456 (AG g. 2,57)</p><p>BB</p><p>Ex inAsta</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I&#039;m a novice at best compared to the group and would really appreciate your opinions.</p><p>As is stated often here, you cannot say for certain if something is authentic through pictures, however, sometimes you can tell if it&#039;s a fake.</p><p>Thanks for your time in advance.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]3s-dSoDptVc[/MEDIA]</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]VmjWO7oY8LU[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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