Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Archaic and Classical
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Caria, Uncertain mint, AR Stater62 viewsObv:- Winged female deity running left, head turned back, holding caduceus in right hand and wreath in left hand
Rev:- Triangular object; in the fields, two Carian letters
Fig 7b is the false coin - 11.31g
Of recent manufacture, not convincing when compared with genuine staters of the type. Part of the figure's garment, for example, is wrongly rendered.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 1 in 1996 - example 7b
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Caria, Uncertain mint, AR Stater - die comparison72 viewsObv:- Winged female deity running left, head turned back, holding caduceus in right hand and wreath in left hand
Rev:- Triangular object; in the fields, two Carian letters
Fig 7a is the false coin - 11.26g
Fig 7b is the false coin - 11.31g
Fig 7c is a genuine stater of the same type as 7b
Of recent manufacture, not convincing when compared with genuine staters of the type. Part of the figure's garment, for example, is wrongly rendered.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 1 in 1996 - example 7a, 7b
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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CARPATHUS, ISLANDS OF CARIA 125 viewsAR Stater, about 500-490 B.C.
Obv:- Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions, the upper to right and the lower to left; below, a third, very small dolphin, swimming to right; all within dotted linear square with ornaments in the corners. Greek initials “ΠΟΣ”
Rev:- Incuse square formed of two sunken rectangles with rough surface (undefined design).
Diameter: 2.30cm - Weight: 12.5gr - Silver .999
Sold in December 2006 on Ebay by 'apollonians' as a . 999 silver exact copy
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Carthage29 viewsFor example
CARTHAGE. Circa 290-270 BC. EL Stater
Obv : Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace
Rev : Horse standing right.
MAA 13; SNG Copenhagen 988; Boston MFA 503; Jameson 924.
Modern fakeMartin B4
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Carthage40 viewsCARTHAGE. Circa 310-290 BC. EL Stater
Obv : Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing necklace with ten pendants; pellet before neck
Rev : Horse standing right; four pellets below ground line.
Jenkins & Lewis group V, 298, SNG Copenhagen 136
Modern diesMartin B4
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Carthage drachm233 viewsReproduction of a drachm in pure silver.
Carthage Drachm.
4.19 grams of pure silver
Sold on eBay Feb 2007
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Carthage, AV Hexadrachm147 viewsObv:- Head of Tanit left with corn wreath and pendant necklace
Rev:- Date Palm
Fig 14a is the false coin - 24.82g
Fig 14c is a genuine Electrum Trihhemistater J&L 429
Fig 14d is a genuine Gold Trihhemistater J&L 377.2
Fig 14e is a genuine Silver Tetradrachm Jenkins, SNR 53
This coin is part of what IAPN/BOC coined as the British Museum Forgers (BMF) production. These are coins based on electrotypes of coins from the British Museum (BM) that have been used to create new dies that have been enhanced in various ways. These coins are considered dangerous counterfeits and caused a lot of embarrassment amongst dealers in the mid-late 1980s when they made it through onto the market.
Whilst being dangerous they all share certain characteristics:-
a) the relief on the coin type is much more rounded and fuller than on the original coin and is often higher
b) many of the coins show no sign of any real wear but lack sharpness giving the impression of being weakly struck
c) the coin is known in an example from the same dies in the BM collection
d) the coin differs in very small ways and these changes are areas of either wear or damage on the BM coin
e) the area of join between the coin type and the flan is never really sharp
f) on gold coins the fields tend to be perfectly flat with some wavyness or convexity on the reverse. The surfaces are so perfect they look like melted chocolate
g) the pattern of wear makes no sense with very clear details on areas which are higher in relief than more flat or worn ones
A BMF invention intended to be marketed with a real hoard of Carthaginian gold coins from Tunisia.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 17, No. 1 in 1992 - Example 14a
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Carthage, AV Hexadrachm136 viewsObv:- Head of Tanit left with corn wreath and pendant necklace
Rev:- Date Palm
Fig 14b is the false coin - 24.93g
Fig 14c is a genuine Electrum Trihhemistater J&L 429
Fig 14d is a genuine Gold Trihhemistater J&L 377.2
Fig 14e is a genuine Silver Tetradrachm Jenkins, SNR 53
This coin is part of what IAPN/BOC coined as the British Museum Forgers (BMF) production. These are coins based on electrotypes of coins from the British Museum (BM) that have been used to create new dies that have been enhanced in various ways. These coins are considered dangerous counterfeits and caused a lot of embarrassment amongst dealers in the mid-late 1980s when they made it through onto the market.
Whilst being dangerous they all share certain characteristics:-
a) the relief on the coin type is much more rounded and fuller than on the original coin and is often higher
b) many of the coins show no sign of any real wear but lack sharpness giving the impression of being weakly struck
c) the coin is known in an example from the same dies in the BM collection
d) the coin differs in very small ways and these changes are areas of either wear or damage on the BM coin
e) the area of join between the coin type and the flan is never really sharp
f) on gold coins the fields tend to be perfectly flat with some wavyness or convexity on the reverse. The surfaces are so perfect they look like melted chocolate
g) the pattern of wear makes no sense with very clear details on areas which are higher in relief than more flat or worn ones
A BMF invention intended to be marketed with a real hoard of Carthaginian gold coins from Tunisia.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 17, No. 1 in 1992 - Example 14b
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Carthage, Av Trihemistater121 viewsObv:- Head of Persephone left, wearing necklace with pendants, triple earring and corn wreath
Rev:- Stallion standing right, head turned back
Fig 1 is the false coin - 12.54g
Fig 2 is genuine
Struck from modern (plastic?) dies. The style is close to the original. The surface is uniformly matte without marke of striking..
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 2 in 1989 - example Warning 1
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm286 viewsAR cast tetradrachm, 325-300 BC
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6439
300 BC One day auction by power of love, believed to be Toronto Fake.
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm271 viewsAR tetradrachm, 350-325 BC
Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6435
Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. "Becker" stamped on rim
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm197 viewsAR tetradrachm, early 4th century BC
Obv: Free horse crowned by Nike. Rev: Date Palm. 410-310 BC.
Sear 6427
Sold on ebay as a Rosa copy. Rim stamped with "B"
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm297 viewsAR tetradrachm made or plated with gold coloured metal, 24mm, 11-13g
24mm diameter, about 4 mm thick, 11-13 grams
Obv: Horse forepart crowned by Nike flying above.
Rev: Palm tree with two bunches of dates, Phoenician legend.
Sear 6426, late 5th century BC
Cast replica in wrong metal.Joe Sermarini
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm221 viewsAR cast tetradrachm
Sold on Ebay by bryguy108 with a sizable group of other cast fakes as "zodiac" coins. Seller implies that coins are authentic and no statement is made that these are clearly modern reproductions.
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm192 viewsAR cast tetradrachm
Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around, star before / Horse walking to right, palm tree in background
Sold on ebay as a reproduction August 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm184 viewsAR tetradrachm, 350-325 BC
Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sold in December 2006 on Ebay by 'apollonians' as a . 999 silver exact copy
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm 185 viewsObv: beardles head of Melkart (young Herakles) right, clad in lion's skin
Rev: horse's head left, date palm behind, Punic legend below
Sold on ebay March 2008 for $425.
Described as coming from an estate sale bought for the US coins and the ancients are being parted with since they are beyond the knowledge of the seller. The same old story!
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm94 viewsAR tetradrachm, 325-300 BC
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6439
Sold as genuine on ebay April 2008
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm86 viewsAR tetradrachm, 325-300 BC
Obv: beardles head of Melkart (young Herakles) right, clad in lion's skin .
Rev: horse's head left, palm tree behind, Punic legend below.
Sear GCTV #6439
Offered as "repro tetradrachm in pure and solid silver" on Ebay (Spain)
Dec/2011mdelvalle
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm (in bronze)97 viewsObv:- Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around
Rev:- Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Modern cast.
Sold as genuine by 0176*turalo on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm, #B275 viewsAR tetradrachm, 350-325 BC
Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6434
410-310 BC. Obv: Persephone surrounded by dolphins. Rev: Horse Bust. Palm tree behind, Phoenician letter "M" below. Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy, rim stamped with "B".
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm, #B327 viewsAR tetradrachm
Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6434
320BC. Sold as authentic on Ebay by “bricksoftime” (Toronto Group) in 1 day private auction.
Joe Sermarini:Who would buy a coin on eBay with a photo like this and a 1 day private auction. I hope all FORVM members are smarter than that! Alex
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm, 'QRTHDST'113 viewsTetradrachm.
Obv:- Forepart of horse r., Nike above flying r. holding wreath and caduceus over horse's head, ear of grain before, Punic legend 'QRTHDST' below.
Rev:- Palm tree with two date clusters.
Jenkins, Part II. SNR 53. 17.
Ca.410-395 B.C. Carthage mint.
Jenkins believes that this issue was struck at Carthage and used to pay troops fighting in Sicily. In that connection, this issue probably coincides with the Carthaginian decision to send a military force in 410 B.C. to intervene in Sicily on behalf of Segesta. This resulted in a very long Carthaginian involvement in Sicilian affairs that finally culminated in the confrontation with Rome in the First Punic War (264-241 B.C.).
Sold as a high quality reproduction on ebay March 2009maridvnvm
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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm, 'QRTHDST'112 viewsTetradrachm.
Obv:- Forepart of horse r., Nike above flying r. holding wreath and caduceus over horse's head, ear of grain before, Punic legend 'QRTHDST' below.
Rev:- Palm tree with two date clusters.
Jenkins, Part II. SNR 53. 17.
Ca.410-395 B.C. Carthage mint.
Jenkins believes that this issue was struck at Carthage and used to pay troops fighting in Sicily. In that connection, this issue probably coincides with the Carthaginian decision to send a military force in 410 B.C. to intervene in Sicily on behalf of Segesta. This resulted in a very long Carthaginian involvement in Sicilian affairs that finally culminated in the confrontation with Rome in the First Punic War (264-241 B.C.).
Sold as a high quality reproduction on ebay March 2009 maridvnvm
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