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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;icerain, post: 2659758, member: 34514&quot;]Seems we have a few counterfeit threads going on already, so let me pile on another one. Now, before we start discussing it (if there is a discussion) I&#039;m not saying this coin is a counterfeit. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/281/32889806832_c3756ba6c7_h.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Apollonia Ponitka, Drachm</p><p>late 5th to 4th century B.C.</p><p>AR12.7 / 2.8g</p><p>O: Facing head of gorgoneion with protruding tongue and serpents around head</p><p>R: Anchor with crayfish downwards to left, A to left</p><p>SNG BMC 151</p><p><br /></p><p>I went ahead, ordered this coin, and got it in hand already. Mostly because of the seller and mostly because I didn&#039;t do my entire homework before buying it. </p><p><br /></p><p>A little bit about these coins. Apollonia Pontika Drachms, the one with the Medusa&#039;s face and anchor/ crayfish were replicated not just once but twice. According to Wildwinds, the first time was in 1988 which was known as the Black Sea Hoard. And then again in 1999 as the New York Hoard. You can imagine how many fakes there are of this coin if lots of counterfeits surfaced twice. It seems that a factory in Bulgaria made these and most likely still continues to. </p><p><br /></p><p>I looked at the dies used to make the counterfeits online. I haven&#039;t seen the one that I have, listed under it, so I&#039;m hoping its not a counterfeit. If it is, please let me know. Would really like to see more examples of this coin so I can compare and learn more about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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