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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Adoptive Emperors: Nerva - Commodus: AD 96 - 192

Antonius 189 Fake.JPG
Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 189427 viewsAv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIII
Rv: COS IIII
RIC III 189

Bought on ebay in April 2007.
The dealer was very kind and sent the money back! Anyway, he himself didn't recognize that it was a fake! => diagnosis: dangerous fake

Submitted by El Che
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 196340 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIIII, laureate bearded head right
Rev:- COS IIII, Genius standing left holding ears of grain & patera
RIC III 196, RSC 220, BMC 717
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 229a458 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate head right
Rev:- COS IIII, Vesta standing left, holding simpulum and palladium.
RIC 229a, RSC 198.

Somewhat dangerous cast fake.

Sold on ebay February 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 229a284 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate head right
Rev:- COS IIII, Vesta standing left, holding simpulum and palladium.
RIC 229a, RSC 198.

Somewhat dangerous cast fake.

Sold on ebay March 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
1 commentsmaridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 229a177 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate head right
Rev:- COS IIII, Vesta standing left, holding simpulum and palladium.
RIC 229a, RSC 198.

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay December 2008 as a reproduction. Described as "amalgam with silver plate".

Matches other cast examples as sold by batibaleno as seen here :-

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-3330
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 240282 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XVIII, laureate head right
Rev:- COS IIII, Fortuna standing right holding rudder on a globe & cornucopiae.
RIC 240

Somewhat dangerous cast fake.

Sold on ebay January 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
1 commentsmaridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 245538 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XIX, laureate head right
Rev:- COS IIII, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
RIC 245. RSC 273.

Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'empire_gallery' and 'spes-pvblica' on eBay. These are not the same coin, but identical cast copies. The top one sold for $23.60 (Nov. 2005 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for 16.66 EUR (Jan. 2006 by spes-pvblica).
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 245296 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XIX, laureate head right
Rev:- COS IIII, Fortuna standing right holding rudder on a globe & cornucopiae.
RIC 245. RSC 273.

Somewhat dangerous cast fake.

Sold on ebay January 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 249461 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right
Rev:- TR POT XIX COS IIII, Annona standing left with corn ears & modius set on prow.
RIC 249, RSC 983.

Cast fakes sold on eBay by fakes seller 'empire_gallery' and 'spes-pvblica'. The top one sold for $17.05 (Mar. 2006 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for 16.55 EUR (Jan. 2006 by spes-pvblica).
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 249491 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right
Rev:- TR POT XIX COS IIII, Annona standing left with corn ears & modius set on prow.
RIC 249, RSC 983

On ebay. May 2006
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 277123 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head right
Rev:- TR POT XXI COS IIII, Fortuna standing holding rudder and cornucopiae
RIC 277.

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay December 2008 as a reproduction. Described as "amalgam with silver plate".
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 417a32 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right
Rev:- AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right
RIC 417a

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay by machairidis14 in January 2015
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 43141 viewsObv:- DIVVS - ANTONINVS, bare head of Pius right.
Rev:- CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right on garlanded altar, head left.
Reference:- RIC 431; C. 155

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay by machairidis14 in January 2015
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 436[Aurelius]269 viewsObv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev:- CONSECRATIO, four tiered funeral pyre surmounted by quadriga.
RIC 436[Aurelius], RSC 164

Issued by Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD.

This is a Bulgarian silver reproduction of a denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). Sold on Ebay in March 2004.
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 436[Aurelius] 169 viewsObv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev:- CONSECRATIO, four tiered funeral pyre surmounted by quadriga.
RIC 436[Aurelius], RSC 164

Sold on ebay, October 2007.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 436[Aurelius] 131 viewsObv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev:- CONSECRATIO, four tiered funeral pyre surmounted by quadriga.
RIC 436[Aurelius], RSC 164

Published: Sofia 2004, no.58 by I. Prokopov. Struck. Die-engraver "Lipanoff Studio"

Sold as a replica on ebay October 2008
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 436[Aurelius]9 viewsObv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev:- CONSECRATIO, four tiered funeral pyre surmounted by quadriga.
RIC 436[Aurelius], RSC 164

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay by numismatics.888 in October 2021
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 441 [Aurelius]261 viewsObv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev:- DIVO PIO, square altar with double doors.
Divus Antoninus Pius Denarius, RIC 441 [Aurelius], RSC 357, BMC 71
Struck under Marcus Aurelius, 162 AD.

Somewhat dangerous cast fake.

Sold on ebay February 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 441 [Aurelius]161 viewsObv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev:- DIVO PIO, square altar with double doors.
Divus Antoninus Pius Denarius, RIC 441 [Aurelius], RSC 357, BMC 71
Struck under Marcus Aurelius, 162 AD.

Sold on ebay as original by ****spqr***** on ebay October 2008
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 441 [Aurelius]130 viewsObv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right
Rev:- DIVO PIO, square altar with double doors.
Divus Antoninus Pius Denarius, RIC 441 [Aurelius], RSC 357, BMC 71
Struck under Marcus Aurelius, 162 AD

Modern fake. Cast.

Sold as original by known fake seller cosii.sp.legv.roma.leg1 on ebay May 2009 for £22.00
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, dupondius179 viewsSols on eBay by bulshop5551 commentsfrederic W
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Antoninus Pius, Dupondius, RIC 920269 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, Radiate head right
Rev:- LIBERTAS COS III, Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus
RIC 920, Cohen 539. BMC 1948

Sold on ebay as genuine by rajusha.123 November 2007

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius, Dupondius, RIC 920193 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, Radiate head right
Rev:- LIBERTAS COS III, Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus
RIC 920, Cohen 539. BMC 1948

sold as authentic by 'bulshop555' on eBay (January 2008)
submitted by areich
1 commentsareich
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Antoninus Pius, Dupondius, RIC 930757 viewsObv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII,
Bust: Laureate draped bust right
Rev: BRITANNIA COS IIII
Britannia seated left on rock, shield and vexillum in background before.
Exe: SC
Ref: RIC 930, Cohen 118, BMC 1965, Sear5 4266




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