Ancient Coin - Hellenistic?

My father recently passed and I found this coin as we were going through his things. He was a history buff and collector of maps, books, etc., but not the type to dive deep into provenance. This left us with no information about the coin.  I’ve attached photos with a US dime for scale. It appears to be silver and weighs roughly 17.5 grams. Would anybody be  able to help me identify it and its potential value? Honestly, just knowing what and when are more important than what it might be worth. Thanks in advance for your help.

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If genuine, congrats for your inheritance.

I said if genuine because there are lots of replicas and fakes of Alexander the Great tetradrachms, and I prefer to leave the question about authenticity to someone more experienced than me.

Thanks. Are there obvious tells that suggest it might be counterfeit? 

So far, no.

But I want to be cautious and wait for the experts.

Take some images of the edge, this might help members assessments as to me it looks slightly concave with the reverse face up? Could just be the lighting, but either way images of the edge will help with making a judgement. 

The coin doesn’t seem to be dished but the heads side is quite raised. I hope these pictures help. Thanks. 

Must have been a trick of the light, the way it was sat on the obverse (the head being so prominent) and all. 

I don’t see any obvious signs it is a forgery from the images, but only if someone had it in hand could they tell 100%.

Just on a side note, many coins were looted from this area of the world during the Second World War, first by German, Italian & other Axis countries then by the Allies from captured Axis soldiers and the like. A theory of how it may have ended up in the USA without provenience, of course your father could have obtained it 100 different ways also, I wish you good luck and fingers crossed it is not a extremely realistic fake.

King

Must have been a trick of the light, the way it was sat on the obverse (the head being so prominent) and all. 

I don’t see any obvious signs it is a forgery from the images, but only if someone had it in hand could they tell 100%.

 

Just on a side note, many coins were looted from this area of the world during the Second World War, first by German, Italian & other Axis countries then by the Allies from captured Axis soldiers and the like. A theory of how it may have ended up in the USA without provenience, of course your father could have obtained it 100 different ways also, I wish you good luck and fingers crossed it is not a extremely realistic fake.

Thanks! My dad collected WWII artifacts so perhaps that’s how he came across it. I guess the next step is to take it to a rare coin dealer for proper authentication. Is there a certification or trade organization I should look for to assure a certain level of knowledge and to limit my chances of getting fleeced? 

The reference from price gives examples of this coin, you can compare yours to them to start with.

http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3581

After that it might be worth getting it graded and authenticated by NGC or PCGS.

https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/grading-process/
https://www.pcgs.com
 

My advice would be first to take it to a coin shop, don’t worry about being fleeced, tell them you are looking to sell and wait to see what they say, if they say it’s a fake don’t be disappointed - try a different shop for a second opinion. 
If they offer x, double that figure and counter - eventually walk away, now get it graded and you have a price between x and double to sell at your choice and choosing. Good luck.

King

The reference from price gives examples of this coin, you can compare yours to them to start with.

 

http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3581

 

After that it might be worth getting it graded and authenticated by NGC or PCGS.

 

https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/grading-process/
https://www.pcgs.com
 

My advice would be first to take it to a coin shop, don’t worry about being fleeced, tell them you are looking to sell and wait to see what they say, if they say it’s a fake don’t be disappointed - try a different shop for a second opinion. 
If they offer x, double that figure and counter - eventually walk away, now get it graded and you have a price between x and double to sell at your choice and choosing. Good luck.

Thanks for all the help!  I very much appreciate it.  I’m inclined to hold onto the coin but it’s worth knowing the value.