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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2469255, member: 56859&quot;]Theodosius is right-- it resembles a <b>bronze</b> coin of Hiketas II.&nbsp; Together with some soapiness and other problems, I think that makes the OP coin a cast fantasy token.</p><p><br /></p><p>Examples of what it imitates, from CNG&#039;s archives (both are bronze, even though the second image looks silvery):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3260018.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>326, Lot: 18.</b> Estimate $100.</p><p>Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. <i>Hiketas II. </i></b>287-278 BC. Æ (21mm, 9.00 g, 7h). Struck circa 287-283 BC. Wreathed head of Kore right; torch behind / Nike driving galloping biga right; star above, ΣΩ in exergue. CNS 122 var. (unlisted controls); BAR Issue 38; HGC 2, 1467 var. (same). VF, brown patina, obverse die break.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/2030025.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>203, Lot: 25.</b> Estimate $150.</p><p>Sold for $245. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. <i>Hiketas II. </i></b>287-278 BC. Æ 22mm (11.06 g, 5h). Struck circa 287-283 BC. Wreathed head of Kore right / Charioteer driving biga right; star above. BAR issue 38; CNS 122 (Agathokles); cf. SNG ANS 763 (Fourth Democracy). Good VF, dark green and brown patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>A 100% positive eBay rating is not as reassuring as you&#039;d think.&nbsp; There are known fake sellers with such high ratings.&nbsp; Also, with apologies to honest Romanians, there are a large number of fakes originating from that country.&nbsp; I&#039;d be extremely reluctant to bid on any eBay coin shipping from Romania.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add that there <b>is</b> a very rare authentic silver tridrachm of the Fourth Democracy of Syracuse which slightly resembles the OP coin (Kore is facing left, the biga is a quadriga and is driven by Nike, etc) but the OP coin is mimicking the AE coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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