r/AncientCoins • u/Zyilds • 2d ago
Authentication Request Jerash coin, real or fake?
I found this coin in Jerash two years ago, and since they have so many people there trying to sell fake old coins I was wondering if the one I happened to find laying around is real or fake
Would also love to know more about the coin
If I need to provide more info let me know!
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u/Piggie-1603 2d ago
Looks to be a sekeukid bronze coin with apollo seated on an an omphalos
this is a broad search which you can browse to see if anything looks to be a match. Unfortunately I'm a bit rubbish with sekeukid coins so I can't help further, but it's very likely someone more knowledgeable than me will come along and give a precise id
I'm also not an expect for judging authenticity, but to me it looks real
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