Unknown coin

[robertmester]

Can anyone tell me anything about this coin?

Bob

 

[wheatfinder13]

Appears to be a roman republic coin

 

[ginnysdaddy]

Here you go. Alexander the Great . Looks smeared/smashed/twisted. Look here. Very old Greek Coin!!! Nice find!!!
Ancient Greek Coins - Plato's Academy, a blog about everything Greek

 

[robertmester]

Any idea of the date?

 

[ginnysdaddy]

336 to 323 BC!!! Older than Jesus!!!

The Coins of Alexander the Great

 

[ginnysdaddy]

Where did you find it?? Whast is the story

 

[robertmester]

It is truly a remarkable story, you might say I bought it at a yard sale.. Wonder what it is worth

 

[ginnysdaddy]

worth $50- $3000!!!

 

[ginnysdaddy]

How much did you pay for it

 

[robertmester]

$2.00 UYU

 

[Iron Patch]

With such a high probability of being a modern fake there's not much point of discussing values. Step 1, determine it's genuine. I'm guessing it's not, but guessing means I can't be 100% sure. If it is a modern fake you should be able to find an exact match online.

 

[robertmester]

Thanks, you are likely right. I am looking for answers.

 

[jcobb]

Regardless still neat, and the research of finds is fun

HH

 

[robertmester]

Yes it is definitely fun to locate, identify and recover treasure or stuff or submerged cultural resources. It certainly has been good to me...

see Underwater Admiralty Sciences

 

[robertmester]

I think I have found it.

[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochus VII Euergetes, 138-129 BC. Silver tetradrachm, Antioch mint. Diademed head of Antiochus right / Athena standing left, supporting Nike who holds a wreath on extended right hand & resting left hand on grounded shield, vertical spear propped against left arm. DI monogram above H in outer left field, [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif][SIZE=-1], all within wreathed border. ref: Newell 282 (sim). Huge 31.5 mm, 14.46 grams![/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Absolutely gorgeous coin. EF![/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif][SIZE=-1] #85712x2: $650 [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]SOLD[/SIZE][/FONT]

 

[robertmester]

Info on the coin:

Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochus VII Euergetes, 138-129 BC. Silver tetradrachm, Antioch mint. Diademed head of Antiochus right / Athena standing left, supporting Nike who holds a wreath on extended right hand & resting left hand on grounded shield, vertical spear propped against left arm. DI monogram above H in outer left field,

, all within wreathed border. ref: Newell 282 (sim). Huge 31.5 mm, 14.46 grams! Absolutely gorgeous coin. EF! #85712x2: $650 SOLD