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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 24737294, member: 44106&quot;]From the style and strike, it looks like a modern fake. The style of the scorpion is wrong (based on other Greek coins I&#039;ve seen with scorpions on them, as well as fakes I&#039;ve seen on EBay with scorpions on them). The reverse field is also too flat and perfect - a strong indicator of a modern strike. </p><p><br /></p><p>Caria Mylasa had silver coins with scorpions, but had a lion&#039;s scalp instead of a swastika. Caria also issued a tritemorion with a scorpion on one side and an incuse punch on the other. I&#039;m not aware of any silver fractions with a scorpion on one side and a swastika on the other, but then, this isn&#039;t really my area of expertise.</p><p><br /></p><p>See this coin of Caria Mylasa for comparison of the scorpion style:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/pecunem/011/image00314.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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