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i have a very old coin grek i think it has a female face on one side and a owl standing with aoe on other it l
the coin originally looked like those at coin shows for a couple of dollars i bought one. when i got home i noticed a small bit of a golden color. i took 5 days to clean it propelry distilled water , a special grime remover it sat in 3 days. when i was done it turned out to be solid gold i,m sure it is not bronze, it is a beautiful coin from the roman period as depicted in its face, but the greeks did the same. the owl is standing with very wide open eyes, it looks like 2 or 3 leaves near the owls right sholder.it is heavy as a piece of solid gold this thick would be, it seems to have been hand hammered but all seams are conected beautifully.i may have a winner here any info would be appreciated. thanks whiteswan200000 joe
I have an authentic coin you are referring to. It is an Athenian Tetradrachm, but it was ONLY struck in silver, never gold. This was/is one of the most famous coins in the history of the world, and has been copied in antiquity, medieval times, and in modern times. It has been forged so often that a book covering the copies would be hundreds of pages long.
The first thing to look for is a seam on the side of the coin. Look at the edge and see if there is a raised line, (seam), or if there are file marks, (to remove seam). Most forgeries were cast, and therefor have a telltale seam. Authentic coins were struck. Actually, most copies were never made to deceive the public, but made as souvenirs for people to buy from museums. By the way, the golden colored metal would be brass, (orichalcum in antiquity), and it is very heavy.
Most likely, (almost surely), your coin is a copy, but even some of them are collectible and worth money. You might want to show it to a dealer who specializes in Ancients and s/he can both verify what I have told you, and tell you if it is an old collectible copy. If it were a real silver Tet, it would be worth $200-$1000.
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