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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 1318796, member: 26430&quot;]I don&#039;t have first-hand familiarity with Parthian coins, so I defer to the attribution suggestions given.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just wanted to throw in my opinion that, from the photographs, I don&#039;t see any reason to believe they are forgeries. Photography isn&#039;t enough to confirm authenticity, but I believe they&#039;re most likely genuine. To be sure, you might take them to an expert for a &quot;check-up.&quot; I&#039;ve brought silver Greek coins to American, British, and mainland European dealers and museums on a number of occasions, and with the exception of having to wait sometimes, been able to get a free opinion almost every time. </p><p><br /></p><p>From about $40 and up you can get a thorough examination and certificate of authenticity that will be honored by most collectors and dealers, but it&#039;s probably not worth the price for those particular coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, counterfeiting bedevils ancient coin collectors, and you have to be somewhat vigilant and educated about it if you buy or (especially) sell ancients. There are counterfeits that sometimes trick, and coins that ultimately cannot be authenticated nor deemed forgeries by, seasoned experts (not that I claim to be one). Mojavedave&#039;s view is just his own conjecture, a view I&#039;ve heard many times from people unfamiliar with ancient coins: &quot;They <i>can&#039;t</i> be real. It&#039;s just <i>not possible.</i> If those were really real, they&#039;d be worth, like, <i>a million dollars</i>!&quot; Wrong. </p><p><br /></p><p>The constant stream of well-documented archaeological research (not to mention amateur and entrepreneurial finds), museum collections, serious scholarly research, and the historical record provide sufficient evidence to &quot;believe in&quot; the reality ancient coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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