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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7459376, member: 118780&quot;]Hello everyone! I just purchased this Philip II tetradrachm from a new dealer, and I <i>think</i> that it&#039;s real, but I wanted to double check with the experts.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following are things in its favor:</p><p>- I purchased it from a vcoins dealer</p><p>- I believe I&#039;ve attributed it to <a href="http://numismatics.org/pella/id/pella.philip_ii.115" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/pella/id/pella.philip_ii.115" rel="nofollow">this</a> one.</p><p>- I didn&#039;t find this copy on any of the known fakes</p><p>- It&#039;s roughly in the size and weight ranges</p><p><br /></p><p>The following are things that give me concern:</p><p>- The vcoins dealer is a smaller one and I couldn&#039;t find any discussions on them. I couldn&#039;t ask here <i>before</i> I bought the coin because I figured someone would&#039;ve bought it.</p><p>- The weight is below the standard, though I have found copies online in its range</p><p>- It looks a little funky</p><p>- I&#039;m still a beginner, but the price seemed very reasonable. Lately Philip II lifetime tetras have gone for around 1k and up, but this one was well below that. Maybe it could be the condition and the fact that it&#039;s a common issue, but I&#039;m a bit wary (especially now) when things are cheap.</p><p><br /></p><p>The below photos are mine. I&#039;m still working on my photo setup. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Size: 24mm</p><p>Weight: 13.68g</p><p>Amphipolis mint 357-348 BCE (the listing said Pella, but I believe it&#039;s Amphipolis)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1292699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1292700[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you so much for your help![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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