I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.(new pics)

[XL-PRO PRO]

Not a fresh find,but definitely a mystery.I found this one some thirty years ago on an old mountain trail,well before the days of the internet(as if that helps!).I found some information at the local library back then in book published in 1955 and showed a value of $500,but that coin showed the same smooth back but had a mintmark of a numeral 1 with wings.It was several years before I actually went over the coin with a magnifier and "lo&behold" there it was(the mintmark).The estimated date is 460b.c. and as near as I can tell was minted in Carthage.I had a jeweler add the hook in 1989(I know) simply to get some use out of it, since I couldn't find anyone that knew anything about it.Oh yeah,it's a tetradrachm and is a silver and gold mixture.DBULL

 

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[Argentium]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

XL-PRO, Hey interesting find ! Pretty sure it is modern reminder of an ancient coin - this
kind of thing has been done for every kind of fashion jewelry - even zipper pulls for jackets.
still a fun find . Argentium.

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

I would have thought the same except I would think that a repro would be stamped sterling or .925.It came out of the ground as shiney as it is now and why stamp the mintmark (not visable to the naked eye) on the back.I really think it's the real deal.The first coins were stamped on one side only.

 

[Argentium]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Since your photo of the obverse is kinda fuzzy , could you please put up a clear one ,
of both sides ? Thanks - Argentium.

 

[cuzcosquirrel]

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I found a coin from an antique land
That had in a blur of light a vague horse's head
On a mountain trail. I stood with it on that sand,
And wondered at the flash and obscure glory of old,
The indistinct sneer of a stone's wrinkled lip,
And cold command of chariot and horse, now hard to tell
So that it can only be guesssed at, stamped in its lifeless unfocus,
A photograph that mocked them on the internet;
And on the coin these words appeared:
“oxxooso eiso odxxxut utut," or something close, I'm sure.
So does the picture fail the eyes and make one despair.
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
of that unfocused photograph, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands and scratched heads stretch far away.

 

[allen]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Better pics will really help in determining if its a repo or the real deal.

 

[kane23]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Actually if it's the real deal it would have been minted on the island of Sicilly in the mid 300's BC. If in great shape it would be worth 2000 dollars or more. The other side either has the goddess Tanit or hercules in a lionskin hat. Look for it in the book Greek coins and their values....kane23

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Unfortunately this coin isn't in any book that I've researched.Other than the one book at the library(which is long gone) and a lady in Ontario no one seems to know anything about it.It is minted on one side only so there would be nothing on the reverse other than the mintmark.I'll try to post some better pics tonight.Thanks,DBULL

 

[Broken knee]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Unfortunately this coin isn't in any book that I've researched.Other than the one book at the library(which is long gone) and a lady in Ontario no one seems to know anything about it.It is minted on one side only so there would be nothing on the reverse other than the mintmark.I'll try to post some better pics tonight.Thanks,DBULL

It's not in a book cause it's not a coin, at least not a tetradrachm. Maybe a copy of something though? good luck HH
BK

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

here we go again.

Modern copy. The legend starts again, see previous Tnet discussion on this modern repro.

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Not a tetradrachm.I put on my scales and it weighs 7.6 grams.Shekel or stater maybe?

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Not a tetradrachm.I put on my scales and it weighs 7.6 grams.Shekel or stater maybe?

Seriously.

 

[testing123]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Definitely just a piece of jewelry. I doubt it was ever a coin or meant to be a coin. You can buy a silver testing kit to at least determine the metal.

 

[hogge]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Not a coin! Modern jewelry.

 

[thrillathahunt]

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It's a flippin' repro.....I have seen them before.

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

I've been looking for thirty years and if it is a repro or a peice of jewelry,I've yet to see another one like it.It was shown in a Greek coin book published in 1955,complete with the mintmark.

 

[Argentium]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

XL-Pro , Well you've generated some discussion here ! Not to be a pest , but please put up
clear pictures , though a modern fashion piece , it is a cool find ! Argentium.

 

[testing123]

Re: I lied!This would be my oldest silver ever.

Here's a similar one on eBay:

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

Not very similar.

 

[kane23]

It's a modern copy meant as jewelry. Coins have been made stamped on one side usually in error, this is not one.