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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24733651, member: 26430&quot;]The first Athenian bronze coins were struck circa 335 BCE. (Except for the famous&nbsp; emergency issue of plated Tetradrachms/Drachms around 406, which are of completely different style.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is not like any actual Athenian coin. The reverse seems to be copying the Archaic Tetradrachms. (Except that the owl is facing the wrong way and other differences. There were a few types that did have left-facing owls, both at Athens and imitations.)</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, this is not an ancient coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t call it a forgery, but a &quot;fantasy coin,&quot; because it&#039;s not copying any actual types with any kind of fidelity. So I don&#039;t think it was produced with intent to deceive. It sounds, though, like the seller clearly meant to deceive.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a few minutes of searching I couldn&#039;t find any other examples, but no doubt there are more out there and some explanation of where they come from and why.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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