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Magnentius Silver Multiple461 viewsAppears to be one of Slavey's students. Fantasy exergue.3 commentswolfgang33605/12/06 at 20:08wolfgang336: Not all mints issued all types, especially by this...
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Magnentius Silver Multiple461 viewsAppears to be one of Slavey's students. Fantasy exergue.3 commentswolfgang33605/11/06 at 01:47wolfgang336: Yes, the coin is fake. I assume you're alluding to...
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Evidence of Casting - Edge Filing3200 viewsFew examples of edge filing will be this obvious. Often there will be just a small area of filing that the forger missed in his later finer smoothing efforts.
6 commentsJoe Sermarini05/09/06 at 19:24wolfgang336: The coin was condemned as cast by the large quanti...
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Evidence of Casting - Edge Filing3200 viewsFew examples of edge filing will be this obvious. Often there will be just a small area of filing that the forger missed in his later finer smoothing efforts.
6 commentsJoe Sermarini05/07/06 at 01:21wolfgang336: That's too much effort for a single coin. They wer...
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Vespasian denarius303 viewsCast fake. Reference 2 other examples here @ FAC.

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-2085

March 2006
1 comments03/22/06 at 20:45wolfgang336: A very popular fake it seems, I've seen one in han...
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Constantius I, Follis, RIC - None929 viewsObv:- CONSTANTIVS NOB C AVG, Laureate bust right
Rev:- SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
Minted in Siscia (* in left field, A in right field, SIS in exe.)
Ref:- RIC -.

Obverse legend CONSTANTINVS NOB C AVG does not exist for this coin. Should be "NOB CAES"

Offered on ebay Germany as genuine, seller truly did not know it was fake. He had bought 4 of them along with 5 fake Greek coins when on holiday in Turkey in Summer 2004.
4 commentshelvetica10/15/05 at 16:51wolfgang336: It's really not a great fake. Look at the soft det...
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Augustus, Denarius, RIC 207/2101160 viewsObv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT
Gaius and Lucius standing front, each with hand resting on round shield and spears, simpulum right and lituus left in field above, "X" between.
C L CAESARES
Ref: 1) RIC 207, BMC 533, RSC 43
or
2) RIC 210, BMC 540, RSC 43b

Sold on Ebay by "narendra98", an alias of the Toronto Group.
5 commentsmaridvnvm10/06/05 at 20:20wolfgang336: They've started to use one day auctions, so it's e...
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WRL - Westair Reproductions Ltd2144 viewsReproduction marked with WRL (Westair Reproductions Limited).6 comments09/18/05 at 22:22wolfgang336: Yes, WRL is a reproduction mark. The other gentlem...
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Nero, sestertius, DECVRSIO539 viewsSold on Ebay as authentic by " ciceronius33", 23rd Feb 2005. Toronto Group forgery.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
3 commentsmaridvnvm09/02/05 at 21:25wolfgang336: WRL stands for "Winter Reproduction Limited", so y...
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Claudius, Denarius, RIC 008500 viewsObv: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P, Laureate head right
Rev: IMPER RECEPT, On the top of battlemented wall enclosing praetorian camp in which soldier stands.
Date: 41 - 54 AD
Ref: RIC 8

Toronto Group forgery
3 commentswhitetd4907/01/05 at 15:57wolfgang336: Notice the "soft" or "fuzzy" appearance of the coi...
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Britannicus, Sestertius, RIC I pg. 130595 viewsObv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG F BRITANNICVS.
Bust: Laureate and draped bust left
Rev: No legend. SC across field
Mars facing, head right, holding spear and shield.
Struck under Titus, circa 80 AD, uncertain eastern provincial mint
Diameter: 36mm Weight: 22g Thickness: 3-4mm
Ref: RIC I pg. 130, note; BMCRE 226 (Claudius) & 306 (Titus). Cohen 2

Sold on Ebay as a hand made copy, no two alike. No identification as copy anywhere on coin. Tin/lead composition
2 comments05/31/05 at 21:40wolfgang336: If you sell it as anything other than a modern for...
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Gordian I denarius335 viewsThis coin combines a normal Gordian I obverse with a Pertinax reverse. Both dies appear to be modern.1 comments04/26/05 at 18:34wolfgang336: Absolutely not authentic. It was deemed a fake, wi...
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Constans, Gold medallion510 viewsObv:- FL IVL CONSTANS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- VICTORIAE DD N N AVGG, Victory seated right on cuirass, supporing on her left knee a shield, on which she enscribes VOT / X / MVLT / XV
Ref:- RIC -. This type was only struck in silver.

Sold in early 2005 on German Ebay at 201 €. Wrong style.
submitted by rupert
2 commentsRupert04/20/05 at 23:30wolfgang336: Truly horrendous
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M Tullius 120 BC denarius2215 viewsM Tullius minted 120 BC denarius
RCV 155, RCC280/1, RSC Tullia 1 3.07g
Helmeted head of Roma right with legend ROMA
Victory in quad Riga holding palm branch, wreath above, X below with legend M.T.VLLI

Notice blobs of metal, bubble pits, file marks, soft features
1 comments04/03/05 at 18:54wolfgang336: Note the bubbles from casting and the inherent sof...
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Diocletian Aureus459 viewsObv:- DIOCLETIANVS AVGVSTVS, Laureate bust right
Rev:- -, Roma seated

A fake struck from modern dies, with a fantasy reverse.

Submitted by Wolfgang336
1 commentswolfgang33603/04/05 at 21:56wolfgang336: "Immitating a first century reverse type of the Fl...
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Valentinian II Siliqua391 viewsA coin offered on German ebay by seller sabaziuskult in Jan 2005 without statement as to genuineness.2 commentsRupert01/14/05 at 20:18wolfgang336: Bulgarian counterfeit.
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Rome Commemorative, AE3, RIC - None249 viewsObv: VRBS ROMA
Bust: Plume helmeted cuirassed bust left
Rev: No legend
Wolf suckling Twins.
Exe: ???
Ref: None

Part of a 1000 coin lot from Germany/Bulgaria. GregK
1 comments11/09/04 at 12:36wolfgang336: I'm under the impression that this is a new lot of...
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Augustus, Denarius, RIC 265a (Octavian)380 viewsObv: No legend
Bust: Bare head right
Rev: IMP CAESAR
Trophy composed of helmet, cuirass, shield, and crossed spears set on prow of galley, right
Date: 30-29 BC.
Size:18 mm Weight: 3.47 g
Ref: RIC 265a, RSC 119

Sold on Ebay by "cnsprty" as authentic. Toronto Group forgery.

Submitted by Bluefish
1 commentsBluefish10/12/04 at 22:31wolfgang336: This looks like it was an authentic coin that they...
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