Hey guys

[Chris 123]

I buy this coin 10 years ago from auction and I want to know more details and how much worth now... thank you!!

chris

[Mr T]

I'll say it's ancient Greek based on the imagery - do you have some bigger photos?

[rpeddie]

athens tetradrachm, C500-400BC, £100-£200 if real

[Peckris 2]

An E usually means Ephesos, but if confidently identified as Athens I won't argue.

[jelida]

1 hour ago, rpeddie said:

athens tetradrachm, C500-400BC, £100-£200 if real

“If real” is key here, there are more fakes than genuine of these about.

http://rg.ancients.info/owls/forgeries.html

For a start,  we need much better close-up photos. These pics are the sort of quality associated with less reliable EBay sellers.

Jerry

[rpeddie]

yea there are alot of fakes for this coin, have a look for soapy texture, cast lines around edges, bubbles in fields etc etc. but yea a better picture would do wonders 

[Chris 123]

Thank you very much!!! 

I try to upload few more pictures closer and more light 

[Chris 123]

New pictures 

[jelida]

From its appearance I would be suspicious of a cast coin I’m afraid. Let’s see what others think.

Jerry

[Rob]

1 hour ago, jelida said:

From its appearance I would be suspicious of a cast coin I’m afraid. Let’s see what others think.

Jerry

A good starting point would be where at auction were they acquired? The opening line on this thread saying they were bought at auction 10 years ago, but now you want to know what they are and how much they are worth, doesn't bode well IMO. Nobody inadvertently buys a group of coins worth hundreds without having a clue what they are buying.

[azda]

Surely if bought at auction then that auction description would be a good place to start if you’re looking for details 🤓

[Chris 123]

Was a small general auctions in Cyprus I don’t pay to much for this coins never mind I go to  check this coins to ancient auction... thank you very much!!!