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NYINC Signature Sale 3063 16-17 Jan 2018
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IONIA. Uncertain City. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL/Æ fourrée third stater or trite (12mm, 3.93 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5, core visible. Blank convex surface / Two incuse square punches side-by-side. Cf. Weidauer 7 (hecte) and SNG Kayhan 673. Very rare ancient counterfeit!
The existence of this rare fourrée (a forgery with a copper core) of one of the earliest of all coins, proves the practice of counterfeiting "official" currency goes back to the very dawn of coinage.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1100 USD
IONIA. Uncertain City. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL/Æ fourrée third stater or trite (12mm, 3.93 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5, core visible. Blank convex surface / Two incuse square punches side-by-side. Cf. Weidauer 7 (hecte) and SNG Kayhan 673. Very rare ancient counterfeit!
The existence of this rare fourrée (a forgery with a copper core) of one of the earliest of all coins, proves the practice of counterfeiting "official" currency goes back to the very dawn of coinage.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1100 USD