| Item : 4783 | | Description |
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| Description : Ancient Greek Macedonia Silver Tetradrachm Philip III Babylon Mint | | Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin /
Reverse: FILIPPOY BASILEWS - Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field, LY below throne. |
| Authenticity: Forgery - Published |
| Category : Ancient Greek Macedonia - Coins | | Series Date: 323 BC - 316 BC |
| Category Details | | Source |
| Category : Ancient | | Sold as: Unknown |
| : Greek | | Source : IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 16 No.1 1991 Page 18 Fig 13 Entered by : Mac |
| : Macedonia | | http://www.iapn-coins.org |
| Key Info | | Item Details |
Ruler : Philip III
| | Catalog Muller 99 |
Region : --
| | Condemnation |
Denomination : Tetradrachm
| | This coin has been condemned by the IBSCC Photo/ by permission International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins. Refer Bulletin on Counterfeits reference above. Most likely Bulgarian - struck from modern dies - style is modern. Obverse tends to be concave.
Slavey fake, see Modern Forgeries of Greek & Roman Coins, Prokopov,1997, page 21, plate 53 Forgery Type: pressed Slavey |
Content : Silver
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