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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KAJ, post: 25371166, member: 157976&quot;]Not a coin, but definitely ancient!</p><p><br /></p><p>During my trips to the Middle East, especially Lebanon, I’ve come across a lot of antiquities. Some are incredibly good fakes (I&#039;ve been fooled more than once), and some have a genuinely authentic feel to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>On my most recent visit, I came across this:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1623887[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The owner labeled it as a Phoenician arrowhead, but I’ve seen similar Greek arrowheads. I decided to take a chance and bought it since it wasn’t too expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1623890[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1623891[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After closer inspection, I noticed scratch marks along the tip, almost as if it was filed. Everything else seems authentic to me, but I could be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1623888[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1623889[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you guys think? I&#039;ve heard it could be a bad cleaning job, since the arrow looks pretty authentic. But i could be wrong, i just dont come across fake arrow heads often.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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