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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3043702, member: 56859&quot;]At 4.1 gm (if that is accurate) it&#039;s a little bit light but it doesn&#039;t look overtly fake/cast.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t checked fakes archives.</p><p><br /></p><p>If authentic, it is a drachm of a successor of Alexander III.&nbsp; Here&#039;e the attribution:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. </b>323-317 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.21 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; star in left field, kerykeion to outer right. Price 1759. (Price is a name; the author of a reference for the type; 1759 is not what it cost <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples from CNG&#039;s archives:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=279257" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=279257" rel="nofollow">$70 + BP in 2015</a>:</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3460031.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=72593" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=72593" rel="nofollow">from their Coin Shop, date of sale unknown, $195</a>:</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/158363.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>You can find some examples currently for sale on Vcoins to get another idea of &quot;retail&quot; asking prices.&nbsp; Not all sellers will list this &quot;correctly&quot; (you might find some under Alexander III).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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