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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Crisis to Recovery: Maximinus I - Numerian: AD 235 - 284

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Zenobia, Sestertius44 viewsZenobia Sestertius

Obverse:
(Probably) S ZENOBIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right
Reverse:
IVNO REGINA, Juno standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left, peacock at her feet; star in left field.

Apparently weighs 13.37g
Most likely a fantasy piece with modified antoninianus dies on large flan
Listed 17/02/2019 by the Notorious Fake Seller nikgla_0
Harry G
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Zenobia, antoninianus, RIC 247 viewsObv:- S ZENOBIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on a crescent
Rev:- IVNO REGINA, Juno standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left, peacock at her feet; star in left field.
RIC 2.

Overstruck with modern dies on a genuine worn ancient coin.
Joe Sermarini
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Zenobia, Antoninianus49 viewsFake coin of Zenobia sold by a NFS on eBay on 11 Sep, 2018 19:55:22 BST for £83

Obverse: S ZENOBIA AVG
Reverse: IVNO REGINA

Overstruck with modern dies on a genuine bronze coin in low grade.
Harry G
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Zenobia AE Antoninianus, RIC 27912 viewsObv:- S ZENOBIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on a crescent
Rev:- IVNO REGINA, Juno standng facing, head left, holding patera in right hand, sceptre in left, peacock at her feet; star in left field.
RIC 2.
3.01g

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 15, No. 1 in 1990 - Example 4
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Zenobia14 viewsZenobia ~ 270 - 272 AD
(Palmyrene Secessionist Empire)
Obv: S ZENOBIA AVG; diademed and draped bust right, resting on crescent.
Rev: IVNO REGINA; Juno standing left holding plate and scepter, peacock at feet, star at left.
Maximum Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 3.6 grams
Denomination: bronze antoninianus

old worn coin struck with modern die

Sold by notorious eBay fake seller volk_65 on September 3, 2021
Michael F
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Volusianus, Antoninianus, RIC -98 viewsObv:- IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising hand and holding sceptre
Ref:- RIC -. This reverse types is not know for this obverse legend.

Lipanoff. Page 77. Plate 129

Sold as genuine Eur 16.50 by 0176*turalo on ebay June 2009
maridvnvm
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Volusianus, Antoninianus, RIC - 104 viewsObv:- IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising hand and holding sceptre
Ref:- RIC -. This reverse types is not know for this obverse legend.

Lipanoff. Page 77. Plate 129

Sold on ebay as genuine November 2007

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Volusianus, Antoninianus, RIC - 132 viewsObv:- IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising hand and holding sceptre
Ref:- RIC -. This reverse types is not know for this obverse legend.

Lipanoff. Page 77. Plate 129

Sold on ebay, October 2007.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Volusianus, Antoninianus, RIC -491 viewsObv:- IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising hand and holding sceptre
Ref:- RIC -. This reverse types is not know for this obverse legend.

sold on Allegro (Polish online auction site) as a forgery
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Volusianus antoninianus93 viewsBulgarian (Lipanoff) modern fake coin

Lipanoff No 129
Tibsi
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Volusianus - antoninianus74 viewsObv:- IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback left, raising hand and holding sceptre
Ref:- RIC -. This reverse types is not know for this obverse legend.

Lipanoff. Page 77. Plate 129

similar to: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=4122
J. B.
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VOLUSIANUS - ADVENTUS Antoninianus73 viewsObv: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG - Radiate and draped bust r.
Rev. ADVENTVS AVG - emperor on horseback left with raised hand & scepter.

Offered for sale in Ebay by legion_vi as "PROVENANCE -UNKNOWN;
SOURCE-PRIVATE COLLECTION"
mdelvalle
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VOLUSIANUS48 viewsAR Antoninianus
Obv.: IMP C HEC VIB VOLVSIANO AVG Rad. bust to r.
Rev.: ADVENTVS AVGG Horseman to l.
Cast, artificial patina.
Ilya Prokopov
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VOLUSIANUS197 viewsAR Аntoninianus, 21/21 mm; 4,433 g; 6h.
Obv. IMP C HEC VIB VOLVSIANO AVG Radiate bust of Volusian to r.
Rev. ADVENTVS AVGG Horseman to l.
Struck. Die-engraver "Lipanoff Studio"
Published: Sofia 2004, no.129
Ilya Prokopov
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Volusian, AV Aureus89 viewsObv:- IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- AETERNITAS AVGG, Aeternitas standing right holding peacock on globe in her right hand and raising hem of robe with her left
Fig 6a is the false coin - 3.21g
Fig 6b is genuine - 3.98g. Private collection, purchased in 1959

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 2 in 1996 - example 6a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Volusian modern copy by Lipanoff119 viewsVolusian
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped bust right
ADVENTVS AVG, Emperor on horseback to left, raising right hand and holding spear
Similar to RIC 214 (Cohen 1) obv. inscription is different
Faint doublestrike to right of bust (nose, mouth and beard visible)
Found in an uncleaned lot (!) from Ivo in 2003.
The lettering on the obverse is very odd, becoming larger. The base of the bust is very flat but otherwise it is pretty nice.
Apparently Lipanoff. Page 77.Plate 129 and very similar to this one in the fake reports: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/15216485%7E0.jpg

Submitted by Helvetica
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Volusian Gold Aureus111 viewsVOLUSIAN, (A.D. 251-253), gold aureus, Rome mint (3.652 grams), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust to right of Volusian, around IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, rev. Aeternitas standing to left, holding phoenix on globe to left, raising skirt at right side, around AETERNITAS AVGG, (cf.S.3818, RIC 154, C.10).

Haskovo I Studio.
Joe Sermarini
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Volusian AR Antoninianus, Sandoz Copy324 viewsIMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped bust right. SANDOZ beneath bust.
SALVS AVGG, Salus standing right, holding snake in arms and feeding it from patera in left hand.
Sandoz Copy of RIC 184, RSC 118.
The B of "VIB" looks like an rounded A.
In the 1980s, the Swiss pharmaceutical company, Sandoz (who actually used to make medallions) celebrated an anniversary by sending out replicas of coins to their customers. There were at least 6 different replicas made.
Sold as a replica by a Munich dealer.

Submitted by Helvetica
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Volusian Aeternitas32 viewsAureus

19mm, 3.72 g
mix_val
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Volusian (251-253). Fake Denarius (18mm, 2.86g, 1h).19 viewsVolusian (251-253). Fake Denarius (18mm, 2.86g, 1h). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. R/ Aeternitas standing l., holding phoenix on globe in extended r. hand and raising fold of garment with l. Cf. RIC IV 154 (Aureus). Modern fake for studyJoe Sermarini
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Volusian23 viewsVolusian
Monoface modern paduan engraved by Jérémie KETELS (France) 2020
(from a complete collection of the 48 emperors of the High Empire).
Copper, diameter 35mm, 20g
pescennius
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Volusian57 viewsAureus of Volusian,obverse,weight 4,65g,AETERNITAS AVGG,cast
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Volusian48 viewsAureus of Volusian,weight 4,65g,a bad cast with wrong style
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VOLUSIAN101 viewsAR Denarius 18/19 mm; 3.16 g.
Obv. IMPCAECVIBVOLVSIANOAVG. laur. and dr. bust r.
Rev. AETERNITASAVGG. Goddess stg. l., holding birth on globe.
Struck. Die-engraver "Slavey Studio - Haskovo I"
Published: Sofia 2003, no.166
Ilya Prokopov
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