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Andronicus II Palaeologus31 viewsAndronicus II Palaeologus with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AR Basilikon. Constantinople mint.
+ XAP/AΓ(MA ligate)CЄΠ/TOKATAB/OΛIKYB[AI]/ΛΛV in five lines
Andronicus and Michael standing facing, holding long cross between them.
DOC - ; Bendall, Weights 22; PCPC 383;

Cast fakeMartin B4

Artabanos I54 viewsArtabanus I
Tetradrachm
Sellwood type 21

Cast fake making the rounds on ebay, in this case sold as authentic by sellers backtrians and vintage.intaglio.
Kamnaskires

Artabanos I11 viewsArtabanus I
Tetradrachm
Sellwood type 21

Cast fake, sold by POCHERN Collectibles House through an online auction platform, listed as a "Parthia Mithridates Silver Drachm Coin", September 2022.
For more of these fake Artabanus tets, see: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pid=20182
Kamnaskires

Artabanos I (Parthia)11 viewsDrachm
Sellwood type 22

Cast fakes sold as “Unresearched Ancient Parthian Drachm Coin” by eBay seller antiques-and-artefacts-uk.1 commentsKamnaskires

Artabanos II18 viewsDrachm
Sellwood 63.6

Cast fake sold as a Vologases drachm by eBay seller haji_786 of Thailand.Kamnaskires

Axumite/Aksumite, Joel/Ioel, c.550-570 AD, Munro-Hay-13241 viewsBust r., wearing crown w/ cr. Legend reads “King” in Ge’ez. ℞. Greek cr. With “Ioel” in Ge’ez between the limbs.
Bronze: .80 g. Diameter: 14 mm. Die axis: as pictured.
Clearly visible cast marks on edge, and rather loose sand glued over very thin (modern) patina. Possibly enhanced with green wax and tooling.
Jack

China, An Yang 38 viewsThe type is a "Three Hole Spade" 300-250 BC
Hartill 3.487, Obv: An Yang, Rev: 12 Zhu
Size 44.5 x 26.0 mm, weight 10.8g.

David Hartill: "Modern replica."Pekka K

Elymais9 viewsUncertain Early Arsacid Kings (sold as Kamnaskires V)
Tetradrachm

Van't Haaff type 10.3

Examples of cast fakes sold by eBay seller haji_786 (of Thailand)Kamnaskires

Genuine modern Cambodian coin sometimes sold as an ancient Greek drachm92 viewsIdentified by seller as an ancient drachm.

This is a 1/8 Tical or Fuang coin from Cambodia that was issued from 1847 onwards. It is almost certainly genuine, as they are very common even in mint state. Ilya Prokopov

Gotarzes II (Parthia)9 viewsTetradrachm
Sellwood type 65

Cast fakes sold as “Unresearched Ancient Parthian Drachm Coin” by eBay seller antiques-and-artefacts-uk.Kamnaskires

Gotarzes II (Parthian obverse) with Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII (Seleukid Empire reverse)51 viewsTruly bizarre mash-up, listed as authentic by Sadigh Gallery.
Kamnaskires

HEPHTHALITE45 viewsHEPHTHALITE, c. 475-576 AD, billon drachm, bust R, NEZAK MALKA in Pahlavi, crudely schematic portraitRandygeki(h2)

India: Gandhar132 viewsModern fake AR half shatamana of Gandhar; uniface, 17mm, 6.0g
obv: punchmark of six-armed Gandharan symbol with bar & dot between two of the arms
rev: blank
artificial patina applied
All coins purporting to be half shatamanas with this punchmark come from a single issue of modern fakes.

commodus

Indo-Scythian, Spalirises with Azes (I) Tetradrachm 109 viewsCast fake
25mm/ 8.8g approxXerxes King of Kings

Indo-Scythian, Spalirises with Azes (I) Tetradrachm -2100 viewsCast fake
25mm/ 8.8g approxXerxes King of Kings

Julius Caesar (44 B.C.) 43 viewsAR Denarius

Pressed fake sold as brockage error.Mat

Kanishka Buddha standing (c.AD130-158)138 viewsSize : 1.2 Inch

weight : 8.9 Gram
Randygeki(h2)

Kushan Kanishka Buddha standing (c.AD130-158) 122 viewsSize : 1.2 Inch

weight : 7.9 Gram
Randygeki(h2)

Kushan, Kanishka (c.130-158 AD)462 viewsGold stater
Obv:- King standing facing, holding trident in his left hand, lowering right hand on altar. legend around (starting lower left) PAONANO PAO KA - NhPKI KOPANO
Rev:- Moon goddess Mao, tamgha left, MAO right

Sold as a reproduction on ebay July 2006.

Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm

Kushan, Vima Kadphises (Kadphises II).321 viewsObv:- BACILEYC OOHMO KAD FICHC, Half-length figure of the king to left wearing helmet and diadem; sceptre in right hand; flames from shoulders. CHC before the king's forehead.
Rev:- Khorarosthi legend, Siva, wearing necklace, with flamses issuing from head, standing to front, with head to left; in right hand long trident-battleaxe; and in left hand gourd and tiger skin.

The serious problem with this coin is that the Kushans only issued coins in either gold or copper. There were no silver coins, including debased ones. This coin appears to be debased silver. If it was a real coin, it should be in gold.

Whitehead number 33 for this king, around 85 AD.

Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm

Kushana and Gupta 103 viewsSize : 0.8 Inch

weight : 3.9 Gram
Randygeki(h2)

Kushana and Gupta Silver coins104 viewsSize : 0.8 Inch

weight : 4.1 Gram

Randygeki(h2)

Kushana Gupta 96 viewsRandygeki(h2)

Kushano-Sasanian Circa 270-295 AD120 viewsSize : 1.2 Inch

weight : 11.2 Gram
Randygeki(h2)

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