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

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Nerva, Denarius, Clasped Hands, RIC 2635 viewsNERVA (96-98). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P II COS III P P. Laureate head right. Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM. Clasped hands. RIC 26

The top example is struck with modern fake dies and stamped COPY. The bottom two coins are cast fakes, not casts of genuine originals, but rather casts of fakes struck with the same dies as the coin on top. Makers of cast fake coins often use other fakes to make molds.
Joe Sermarini
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Nerva, Denarius, Clasped Hands, RIC 2648 viewsAquilia Severa, Augusta, 220-221 & 221-222. Denarius (Silver, 20mm, 2.81 g 7), Rome, struck under Elagabalus. IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG Draped bust of Aquilia Severa to right, her hair waved and fastened in queue at back. Rev. CONCORDIA Concordia standing front, head turned to left, holding patera in her right hand and cornucopia with her left; in field to right, star. BMC 335. Cohen 2. RIC 226

Dangerous fakes struck with modern hand engraved dies. From Bulgaria.
Joe Sermarini
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Nerva, Denarius, Denar30 viewsCast fakes, same dege cracl on obverse, centering, wear, flanshape

Nerva. AD 96-98. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 97. Laureate head right / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC II 25; RSC 9. Lightly toned, porosity, struck on a lightweight flan
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 001167 viewsObv:- IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right
Rev:- AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC 1. RSC 3.

Somewhat dangerous cast fake.

Sold on ebay January 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 001146 viewsObv:- IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right
Rev:- AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae
RIC 1

Cast fake. See other examples here.

Sold on ebay February 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 001100 viewsObv:- IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right
Rev:- AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
RIC 1. RSC 3.

Looks like a cast fake.

Modern reproduction

Sold without warranty on ebay May 2009
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 1406 viewsIMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right / AEQVITAS AVGVST, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae

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 $23.50 (Nov. 2005 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for 27.50 EUR (Dec. 2005 by spes-pvblica).
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 1635 viewsObverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TRP COS III PP. Laureate head right.
Reverse: FORTVNA AVGVST. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Cohen 66, RIC 16.RSC 66

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay by machairidis14 in January 2015
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 1633 viewsObverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TRP COS III PP. Laureate head right.
Reverse: FORTVNA AVGVST. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Cohen 66, RIC 16.RSC 66

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay by machairidis14 in January 2015
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 1636 viewsObverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TRP COS III PP. Laureate head right.
Reverse: FORTVNA AVGVST. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Cohen 66, RIC 16.RSC 66

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay by machairidis14 in January 2015
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 17158 viewsIMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP, laureate head right / FORTVNA PR, Fortuna seated left, holding corn ears and scepter.

Sold as a "reproduction" on eBay for $26.00 by a seller from Spain (Jan. 2006)
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 18140 viewsMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right / IVSTITIA AVGVST, Justitia seated left holding branch and scepter

Sold as a "replica" on eBay for $26.19 by a seller from Spain (Jan. 2006).
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 2263 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM
Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Sold as struck reproduction on ebay
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 2207 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM
Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Toronto Group forgery
whitetd49
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 293 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP, Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Sold on ebay June 2007 "without warranty".

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 2123 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM
Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Stamped with the word "COPY".

Sold on ebay as a replica October 2007.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 2 160 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III P P, Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Sold on ebay as genuine by rajusha.123 November 2007

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 2110 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Published by I. Prokopov Sofia 2004, no.39. "Lipanoff Studio"

Sold on ebay as original by ****spqr***** on ebay October 2008
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 282 viewsObv:- IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III P P, Bust: Laureate head right
Rev:- CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Modern reproduction

Sold without warranty on ebay May 2009
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 280 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Published by I. Prokopov Sofia 2004, no.39. "Lipanoff Studio"

Modern fake. Cast.

Sold as original by known fake seller cosii.sp.legv.roma.leg1 on ebay May 2009
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 297 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 0950

Modern cast fake.

Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 296 viewsObv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM, Clasped hands
Ref: RIC 2, RSC 16, Sear88 095

"Lipanoff Studio", Published: Sofia 2004, no.39. I. Prokopov

Sold as genuine Eur 17.00 by 0176*turalo on ebay June 2009
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 3107 viewsObv:- IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P, laureate head right
Rev:- CONCODIA EXCERCITVVM, clasped hands holding legionary eagle resting on prow.
RIC 3, RSC 25, BMC 8

A cast fake being sold amongst a large number of other casts on ebay by a seller in the Lebanon. April 2008.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Nerva, Denarius, RIC 333 viewsObv:- IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TRP COS II P P, laureate head left
Rev:- CONCORDIA EXCERCITVVM, clasped right hands
Rome Sept-Dec 96 AD
RIC 3, Sear 3021

Cast fake.

Sold on ebay by machairidis14 in January 2015
maridvnvm
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