article_snippet: A 22-year-old man bought a coin that A 22-year-old man believes could date back more than 2,000 years for just £29.
article_snippet: But one expert claims The coin found by Stephen Creswell, 22, which he believes to be half a shekel from Tyre is unlikely to be an original and believes Mr Cresswell might have a 'mock up'.
article_snippet: I'm not really a coin collector, but I just love to grab a bargain.'
article_snippet: But after looking at images of The coin found by Stephen Creswell, 22, which he believes to be half a shekel from Tyre, one expert said one expert does not believe it to be a shekel as Mr Cresswell had hoped.
article_snippet: Professional numismatist Mike Vosper told MailOnline: 'I can confirm that this is not even a coin but either a contemporary forgery, although this is doubtful, or more like a modern mock up of a "coin" believed to be some kind of shekel.'
article_snippet: Mr Vosper, who runs Mike R Vosper Coins with his partner Viv, said it was the fabric of the coin and the fact that the coin has half the coin surface missing that gives the coin away.
article_snippet: Viv added: 'Some coins have surface deposits but nothing like that'.
article_snippet: Professional numismatist Mike Vosper added that coins such as that is not likely to be found in the UK.
article_snippet: the coin, if real, could fetch up to £500 if the coin was to be sold.
article_snippet: Mr Creswell has no intention of selling the coin on as the coin reminds me of playing with artifacts when Mr Creswell was younger.
article_snippet: Mr Creswell said: 'We had Some coins lying around when I was a kid.
article_snippet: Some coins always fascinated me because of the places Some coins have travelled and the hands Some coins could have passed through.'
highlights_snippet: Collector Stephen Creswell, 22, bought the coin at auction for just £29 .
  
highlights_snippet: But coin expert said coin expert appearance means coin expert is unlikely to be an original .