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Collecting coins => Fakes and imitations => Topic started by: Michiel on November 06, 2017, 02:54:41 PM

Title: Ancient coin. Silver, bactria?
Post by: Michiel on November 06, 2017, 02:54:41 PM
15,5 mm
1,53 gram

Was thinking of bactria, but the rev is unknown to me.
Title: Re: Ancient coin. Silver, bactria?
Post by: Manzikert on November 06, 2017, 03:33:32 PM
A drachm of Hermaios. These are often base, but it looks rather cast to me.

Alan
Title: Re: Ancient coin. Silver, bactria?
Post by: Michiel on November 06, 2017, 03:44:39 PM
It is also a little strange for me. I was thinking the bop series 19, but i also read that they are struck till 40 AD