Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Archaic and Classical
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Carthage, silver tridrachm202 viewsAR tridrachm of debased metal
Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn, wearing necklace and earring / Horse standing right, palm tree behind.
Sear 6496 var
Obv: Free horse, crowned by Nike. Rev: Date Palm. 410-310 BC. Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy. Rim stamped with letter "B".
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Carthage, silver tridrachm94 viewsAR tridrachm
Obv:- Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn, wearing necklace and earring
Rev:- Horse standing right, palm tree behind.
Sear 6496 var
A cast fake.
Sold as original by caesar_antiques on ebay December 2008 maridvnvm
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Carthage, Trihemistater92 viewsObv:- Head of Persephone left, wearing necklace with pendants, triple earring and corn wreath
Rev:- Stallion standing right, head turned back
Fig 1a is the false coin - 12.49g, from the Paris market
Fig 1b is genuine - 12.51g, Hess-Leu 31, 1965, 138
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 24, No. 1 in 1999 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Carthage, Zeugetania69 viewsModern AE forgery of AR tetradrachm of Zeugetania, Carthage, c.4th c. BC, 32mm, 11.7g
obv: head of Tanit, l., four swimming counter clockwise around
rev: horse head, l., palm behind to r.; Punic legend MMHNT below
The obv. is based on Sicilian coinage. Genuine examples of these, struck for military use as suggested by the Punic acronym "people of the camp" on the rev., exist only in AR.
19th century forgery or European origin.
[from collection of Robert Bernobich and photo courtesy of same]commodus
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Cast Fake Unidentfied Type84 views4.7 gram
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Catania hemidrachm74 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8274 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: BB +
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Catania - Emidracma - (g AG 2.25)SRukke
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Catania tetradrachm61 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8273 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: QSPL
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Catania - Tetradrachm - (16.25 g AG)SRukke
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Caulonia, Bruttium31 viewsKaulonia. Circa 475-425 BC.
AR Nomos
Apollo advancing right, holding branch; small daimon running left on Apollo's left arm; to right, stag standing right, head reverted / Stag standing right; laurel branch to right.
HN Italy 2046
sold as replica ebay february 2013
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Cenomani Drachm43 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8264 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: FDC
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Cenomani - Drachma - (g AG 0.64)SRukke
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Central Italy, Aes grave19 viewsCentral Italy, uncertain mint
Aes grave
Sextans?
20,57g; 33mm
Milano, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche; Comune, Inv. M.0.9.14981
Listed as modern forgery (F19) in SNG Milano vol II
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Chalcidian League, Macedonia, AR Tetradrachm79 viewsObv. Laureate head of Apollo left.
Rev. XAΛΚΙΔΕΩΝ, cithara.
Fig 1a is the false coin - 14.04g
These flooded the market in quantities just before World War II. They can be traced back to Yannis Orphanides a clever counterfeiter active in the 1920s and 1930s.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 24, No. 1 in 1999 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPNMartin Griffithsmaridvnvm
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Chalcidian League, Macedonia, AR Tetradrachm72 viewsObv. Laureate head of Apollo left.
Rev. XAΛΚΙΔΕΩΝ, cithara.
Fig 1b is the false coin - 13.60g
These flooded the market in quantities just before World War II. They can be traced back to Yannis Orphanides a clever counterfeiter active in the 1920s and 1930s.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 24, No. 1 in 1999 - example 1b
Image used with permission of IAPNMartin Griffithsmaridvnvm
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Chalcidian League, Macedonia, Gold half stater85 viewsObv:- Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev:- X—A—Λ—ΚΙΔ—ΕΩΝ, cithara, below magistrate's signature
Fig 1a is the false coin - 4.01g
Fig 1b is genuine - 8.60g, Gulbenkian 425
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 24, No. 1 in 1999 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Chalkidian League133 viewsRuler : Chalkidian League
Region : Olynthos
modern pressed forgery. Forgery Type: pressedVitruvius
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CHERRONESOS 1/2 DRACHM23 views480-350 BC CHERRONESOS 1/2 DRACHM - INCUSE SQUARE
No size or weight given. SRukke
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CHERRONESOS 1/2 DRACHM26 viewsNo size or weight given
480-350 BC CHERRONESOS 1/2 DRACHM - INCUSE SQUARE -
The parallel lines in the reverse incuse area fields are not normal for genuine examples of the type.SRukke
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CHERRONESOS 1/2 DRACHM23 viewsNo size or weight given
480-350 BC CHERRONESOS 1/2 DRACHM - INCUSE SQUARESRukke
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Cherronesos, THRACE, Marmara Sea Area, Hemidrachm. 88 viewsSequence of pictures exposed by one of their members in the Spanish Forum Imperio-Numismático in Jul_2011, like study of a Fake hemidrachm that he had bought as genuine.
AR Hemidrachm, 14 mm, Circa 350-300 BC.
Obv: Forepart of lion right, head reverted.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square; wreath/grape ? in one quadrant, pellet in opposite quadrant.
An obvious fake due to the clear casting seam.mdelvalle
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Cherronesos, Thrace, Silver Hemidrachm, c. 400 - 338 B.C.66 viewsChersonnessos, Thrace, c. 400 - 338 B.C., weights and diameters unknown
Obverse lion forepart right, head turned back left, tongue protruding
Reverse quadripartite incuse square with alternating shallow and deeper sunken quarters
- Pellet in one sunken quarter, bunch of grapes in the opposite sunken quarter - BMC Thrace p. 183, 11; SNG Ashmolean 3589; Weber 2419; McClean 4079; SNG Cop -
- Pellets in opposite sunken quarters - BMC Thrace p. 183, 8; McClean 4056; Dewing 1301; SNG Cop 824Joe Sermarini
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Chersonesos, Thrace Lion. Silver/AR Hemidrachm 57 viewsFor Sale on eBay, July 2015 from notorious fake antiquities sellerCurtis JJ
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Chersonesos, Thrace Lion. Silver/AR Hemidrachm59 viewsFake cast AR Hemidrachm on eBay July 2015 for sale by notorious fake antiquities sellerCurtis JJ
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Chersonesos, Thrace Lion. Silver/AR Hemidrachm 43 viewsCast fake AR Hemidrachm on eBay July 2015 for sale by notorious fake antiquities sellerCurtis JJ
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Chersonesos, Thrace Lion. Silver/AR Hemidrachm 42 viewsCast fake AR Hemidrachm on eBay July 2015 for sale by notorious fake antiquities seller
Curtis JJ
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Chios89 viewsChios
Modern fake of AR didrachm, 5th cen. BC, 6.12g
obv: Sphinx, l.
rev: cross within incuse square
cast from known dies
cf: Sear 4594 (Greek); this specimen Condemned by David Sear.
commodus
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