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

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LUCIUS VERUS 111 viewsAR Denarius, 3.20 g.
Obv. L VERVS AVG / ARMENIACVS. Laur. head r.
Rev. TRP V / IMP II COS II. Roma in military attire, walking l., holding Victory and trophy.
Type RIC III, 536.
Excellent cast, good execution, but defects in rev. (legend) and edges.
Published: Prokopov/Paunov Sofia 2004, no. 79
Ilya Prokopov
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Lucius Verus, denarius146 viewsBare head right. L . VERVS AVG . ARMENICVS / Verus seated on platform accompanied by officers. TRP . III . IMP II . COS II. REX ARMEN DAT (in ex.)

Modern, wrong style. Type listed for aureus and sestertius.
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LUCIUS VERUS 103 viewsAR Denarius, 3.27 g.
Obv. L VERVS AVG ARM / PARTH MAX. Laur. head r.
Rev. TRP VII IMP IIII COS III. Victory stg. l., holding wreath and palm.
Type RIC III, 574.
Cast. Trimming and blurred letters.
Published: Prokopov/Paunov Sofia 2004, no. 80
Ilya Prokopov
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FAUSTINA JUNIOR91 viewsAR Denarius, 3.24 g., 17 mm.
Obv. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. Draped bust r.
Rev. S A L V S. Salus enthroned l., feeding snake arising from an altar.
RIC III, 714.
Cast. Trimmed surface.
Published: Prokopov/Paunov Sofia 2004, no. 81
Ilya Prokopov
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Hadrian112 viewsFake AE sestertius size medallion of Hadrian, 134-138 AD, 38mm, 40.76g
obv: IMP CAESAR HARDRIANVS AVG COS III PP Hadrian, r, wearing aegis
rev: Victory in fast biga, r., COS III PP below
cf: Gnecci 15, Toynbee Pl. XL, 2
A convincing, possibly old (Paduan or the like?) fake, ex Garth R. Drewry Collection, ex Henry Hoffer Collection, ex Giorgi Collection. Offered by a major house in a mail bid auction in 2004, but withdrawn as a forgery
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ANTONINUS "CARACALLA"245 viewsAR Denarius, 17/17 mm; 3,250 g; 6h.
Obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate head to r. (different die)
Rev. .IDEI EXER CITVS Fides standing to l., holding two standards (the same die as previous coin).
Struck. Die-engraver "Lipanoff Studio"
Published: Sofia 2004, no.82
I. Prokopov
Ilya Prokopov
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LUCILLA 113 viewsAR Denarius, 3.38 g., 18 mm.
Obv. LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F. Drap. bust to r.
Rev. C O N C O R D I A . Concordia seated l., holding patera and resting l. arm on statuette of Spes.
Type RIC III, 758.
Cast. Trimming and defects on the face and rev.
Published: Prokopov/Paunov Sofia 2004, no. 82
Ilya Prokopov
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Nerva Sestertius68 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8326 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: BB +
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Nerva (96-98) - sestertius - (AE 30.15 g.)
SRukke
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Nerva Sestertius56 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8327 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: BB +
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Nerva (96-98) - sestertius - (AE 28.86 g.)
SRukke
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Trajan Sestertius59 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8328 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: BB +
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Trajan (98-117) - sestertius - (AE 29.87 g.)
SRukke
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Hadrian Denarius60 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8329 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: BB +
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Hadrian (117-138) - Money - (3.22 g AG)
SRukke
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Sabina Sestertius82 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8330 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: BB
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Sabina (wife of Hadrian) - sestertius - (AE 21.59 g.)
SRukke
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Aelius Denarius98 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8331 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: FDC
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Helium (136-138) - Money - (g AG 3.1)
SRukke
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Antoninus Pius Denarius111 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8332 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: qBB
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Antoninus Pius (138-161) - Money - (g AG 3.6)

Divus Antoninus Pius Struck by Marcus Aurelius
SRukke
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Antoninus Pius Sestertius131 viewsAntoninus Pius (138-161) - sestertius - (AE g. 21.2)
Inasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012
Sold as a modern replica.
SRukke
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Faustina Sr Sestertius66 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8334 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: SPL
False (studio, modern, etc..) - The Faustina (wife of A. Pius) - sestertius - (AE 27.29 g.)
SRukke
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Faustina Sr Sestertius62 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8335 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: BB +
False (studio, modern, etc..) - The Faustina (wife of A. Pius) - sestertius - (AE 26.64 g.)
SRukke
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Marcus Aurelius Medallion56 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8336 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: qBB
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Marcus Aurelius (161-180) - Medallion - (AE 29.62 g.)
SRukke
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Commodus medallion80 viewsInasta Auction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8338 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: qBB
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Commodus (177-192) - Medallion - (AE 56.9 g.) Possible merger of the sixteenth century
SRukke
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Crispina36 viewsModern fake of AR denarius of Crispina
obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA draped bust or empress Crispina, r.
rev: VENVS FELIX Venus enthroned, l.
cast; sold on ebay Aug 2002 by NFS romanseller

"Lipanoff Studio", no. 68
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Trajan, denarius, Spes, RIC 127243 viewsIMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust right, draped far shoulder / COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Spes advancing left holding flower and lifting skirt. RIC 127, RSC 84.

Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'victoriantiquities' and 'legion_8' on eBay. These are not the same coin, but identical cast copies. The top one sold for $28.50 (Feb. 2006 by victoriantiquities) and the bottom one sold for $27.00 (Jan. 2006 by legion_8).
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Hadrian, denarius, Mars, RIC 67179 viewsIMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right / P M TR P COS III, Mars advancing right with spear and trophy.

Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'victoriantiquities' and 'legion_8' on eBay. These are not the same coin, but identical cast copies. The top one sold for $24.26 (Feb. 2006 by victoriantiquities) and the bottom one sold for $31.30 (Jan. 2006 by legion_8).
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Antoninus Pius, Denarius, RIC 055 181 viewsObv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, Laureate head left
Rev: TR POT COS II, Sprinkler, ewer, lituus and simpulum
Ref: RIC 55

Antoninus Pius, silver denarius, 3.2g, 16mm
Lipanoff pg 39, pl 55

For sale on ebay August 2007

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Trajan denarius, Rome, Danuvius53 viewsObv: Laureate bust of Trajan (R)

Rev: Danube recline, "Danuvius"


Cast fakes circulating all with exact same flan dimensions.
Optimo Principi
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