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I have 9 coins lost in the DPD package sent by mail8 views1.ARABIA, Himyarites. Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD AR Very good appearance
2.BABYLONIA, Babylon. 328-311 BC Ba’al seated holding sceptre / Lion walking .Rare
3.SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IX Philopator (Kyzikenos). 114-95 BC. AR Drachm Rare
4.SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Trajan, 98-117. Tridrachm Athena seated left on chair. very rare
5.IONIA, Erythrai AR Drachm Circa 325-315 BC Rev: EPY / EYΘYNO very rare Start Price:100
6.Kings of Mauretania, Juba II 25 BC - AD 24 Caesarea Denarius Good Very fine 0
7.SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, first reign, 146-138 BC Seleukeia on the Tigris
8.SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Antiochos III ‘the Great’, 222-187 BC High relief
9.Rhodos, Rhodes AR Didrachm. Circa 305-275 BC. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose with bud to right

If any of them are traded, please contact me! Thank you!

Zheng JFeb 02, 2024
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1 viewsBanyai TJan 30, 2024
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hadrianus aegyptos1 views17-18 mm diameter

Reverse matches one on forgerynetwork,
https://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=2DSWElQQVC0=.

Seller ID: elmerjosef


Observe is different though
Nicholas S2Jan 18, 2024
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt AE26 Tourist Replica2 viewsPtolemaic Kingdom of Egypt AE26 Tourist Replica
5.949g, 25.8mm, die axis 12:00
head of Isis right
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right, wings closed, cornucopia across shoulder, uncertain symbol left

Consigned to FORVM but marked replica. FORVM does not sell replicas. The style is clearly wrong. An obvious replica to a dealer or experienced collector of Vespasian coinage.
Joe SermariniJan 16, 2024
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Vespasian As Replica, ROMA Reverse1 viewsVespasian As Replica, ROMA Reverse
6.003g, 28.1mm, 6:00 die Axis
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right
ROMA, Roma, helmeted, standing left, spear in left hand, Victory in extended right hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across center

Consigned to FORVM but marked replica. FORVM does not sell replicas. The style is clearly wrong. An obvious replica to a dealer or experienced collector of Vespasian coinage.
Joe SermariniJan 16, 2024
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Nero with Agrippina the Younger - RIC 211 views1. Similar coin sold from eBay Fakeseller demetrios7107
2. Similar coin at „Münz Zentrum Rheinlad“ as whitedraw: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4981965


Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, with Iulia Agrippina (the Younger); Reign: Nero; Mint: Rome; Date: c. October - December 54 AD; Nominal: Denarius; Material: Silver; Diameter: 18.4mm; Weight: 3.51g; Reference: BMC 3; Reference: Cohen 7; Reference: RIC I (second edition) Nero 2; Obverse: Bust of Nero, bare-headed, right, bust of Agrippina the Younger, draped, hair in long plait, left, facing one another; Inscription: AGRIPP AVG DIVI CL AVD NERONIS CAES MATER; Translation: Agrippina Augusta, Divi Claudii Neronis Caesares Mater; Translation: Augusta Agrippina, mother of the divine Caesar, Claudius Nero; Reverse: Legend surrounding oak-wreath enclosing EX S C; Inscription: NERONI CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P; Translation: Nero Claudius Divi Filius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator Tribunicia Potestas; Translation: Nero Claudius, son of the divine, Caesar, Augustus, victor over the Germans, Imperator, tribunician power.
Prieure de SionJan 13, 2024
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Pertinax, Denarius, RIC 1a4 viewsObv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, Laureate head right
Rev: AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae
Ref: RIC 1a, RSC 2, BMC 15

Modern dies

Passed into trade as an ancient fouree but the match to the modern dies confirmed it to be modern
maridvnvmJan 03, 2024
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Aelia Eudocia (423-460) - WIFE OF THEODOSIUS II 402-45011 views"Dimitrovgrad studio"
AV Gold Tremissis
Constantinopel
Positive image of steel dies
Obv.: AEL EVDO CIA AVG; Pearl-diademed and draped bust right
Rev.: CONOB; Cross within wreath
Weight: 1.38g; Diameter: 16mm
Fake of RIC X Theodosius II (East) 253
1 commentsPrieure de SionDec 27, 2023
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Antiochos VI Tetradrachm 6 viewsCommon pressed forgery produced in LebanonBrad BDec 11, 2023
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Antiochos IV Tetradrachm 2 viewsCommon pressed forgery produced in Lebanon.Brad BDec 11, 2023
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Tiberius Denarius Tribute Penny18 viewsObv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: PONTIF MAXIM
Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding olive branch and long scepter
Date: 14-37 AD
papsNov 19, 2023
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Theodosius II tremissis0 viewsObv.: D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG
Pearl-diademed bust right, draped and cuirassed
Rev.: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM
Victory walking right with wreath and globus cruciger in hands; star in lower right field.
Ex: CONOB
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 402-450
Ref: No RIC reference since no tremisses of Theodosius have Victory facing right
HydatiusNov 15, 2023
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Parthian Fantasy3 viewsAbove example sold by Sadigh Gallery in 2020 (with the generic listing "Coin - Greek/Parthian"); example below sold in November 2023 by Luxur Fine Art Auction, Queens, NY (as "Coin - Parthian Empire") through an online auction site.KamnaskiresNov 02, 2023
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Cast Fake Trajan Danuvius denarius 10 viewsTrajan Cast fake Danuvius denarius, same type of the previous four pieces mentinoned in other reports

Trajan RIC 100; C. 136; BMC 395; Strack 159
Oct 21, 2023
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Bronze Arrowhead2 viewsMore arrowheads of the type reported here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pid=22566

This group sold by NFSL seller ancientearth2006.
KamnaskiresOct 21, 2023
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Lokri Opuntii AR Stater (c. 26 mm), c. 360-350 BCE, depicting the famous hero Ajax. Modern Fake.8 viewsPROTOTYPE:
Lokris, Lokri Opuntii AR Stater (c. 26 mm), c. 360-350 BCE.

Obv: Wreathed head of Demeter to left, wearing pearl necklace and triple-pendant earring.
Rev: ΟΠΟΝ (left, upward) ΤΙΩΝ (right, curving downward). Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, advancing right, holding sword and shield; broken spear between feet (?).
Ref: For original, cf. BCD Lokris-Phokis 93 or 97 (but no control symbol). Apparently not among the modern fakes and reproductions published in NAC 55 (8 Oct 2010, BCD Lokris-Phokis).
Prov: Reported to social media twice (12 Oct & 15 Oct 2023), using the current sale photo for an active group lot. No measurements were given but based on the known diameters of the other coins (all of which were modern), this one must be about 26mm.

Ajax is a classic hero in the great epic myth told by Homer, The Iliad. He appears in particularly dramatic martial form on the original prototypes, which are always of great interest to collectors of Greek mythological coins. A type in constant demand from beginners and connoisseurs alike -- making it equally appealing as a target for the forger.
Curtis JJOct 16, 2023
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Cast Fake of Maximinus Thrax (I.) PROVIDENTIA AVG RV10 viewsWeight: 2,21g
Diameter 18mm
1 commentsWertinasOct 10, 2023
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Egypt, Alexandria. Hadrian AE Drachm, Athena, LIH (Year 18), RPC 5877. Cast forgery10 viewsCast forgery imitating type of RPC III, 587. Prominent casting seam visible. Matched to another cast specimen.

Roman Provincial. Egypt, Alexandria. Hadrian AE Drachm, struck in RY 18 (133/4 CE).
Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Hadrian.
Reverse: LI H. Athena standing facing, head l., wearing aegis and holding shield and spear.
References: RPC Vol III 5877, spec. 3 (ex ETB Collection) is a cast of the identical type.
ETB / okidoki previously submitted his specimen as a fake report: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pid=17598

This specimen posted to Cointalk 5 Oct 2023. No measurements provided.
Curtis JJOct 05, 2023
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Fake Oil Lamp, La Marsa Group, Tunisia 20th/21st Centuries4 viewsPer David Knell (Strobilus2): "I'm afraid your lamp is a poor-quality tourist fake. The style and fabric suggest it was probably made in the 'La Marsa' workshop in Tunisia during the 20th/21st centuries."

More about the 'La Marsa Group' here:
https://ancient-heritage.blogspot.com/2018/09/how-to-spot-fake-roman-lamps.html
v-dromeSep 25, 2023
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Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm (5th cent. Classical / Transitional)15 viewsAttica, Athens forgery tetradrachm.
Apparently imitating a Classical, possibly Transitional ("Starr Group") or Eastern style owl.

Reported measurements: 17.01g, 24mm.
(Die axis appears roughly 6h in photo?)

Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three olive leaves above visor and spiral palmette on bowl, round earring with central boss and pearl necklace.
Rev: Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ to right; all within incuse square.

This forgery type (identical dies/centering) first reported by helvetica in 2016: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pid=17721

This specimen discussed 24 Sep 2023 in Discussion (including original, unedited photos): https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=132406.msg
Curtis JJSep 25, 2023
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Julius Caesar Denarius 452/2, Female head LII / Trophy7 viewsIdentical obverses, same banker's mark on cheek. Top coin appeared on social media, the brockage appeared in the inventory of a European dealer (reportedly 3.83g).

Type of: Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius, c 48-7 BCE. Military mint traveling with Caesar.
Obv: Diademed & wreathed female head right (Pietas or Clementia?), LII behind.
Rev: CAE-SAR, trophy of Gallic arms; to right, axe surmounted by an animal's head.
Ref: Crawford 452/2; Sydenham 1009; RSC 18.

Curtis JJSep 12, 2023
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GORDIAN III RIC 15 denarius6 viewsIMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG / PM TR P II COS PP
22mm 2.2g
Wrong style, wrong lettering and iconography, wrong weight (too low)
Dominic TSep 05, 2023
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Trajon Decius4 viewsTrajan Decius, AV Aureus 249-251, CAST FAKE. 4.2 grams. Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder. Reverse. DACIA FELIX Dacia standing left, holding standard. Note cast bubble on cheek. RIC 14 note.
Mike P3Aug 28, 2023
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Theophilus, 829 – 842 AD16 viewsAV solidus
Constantinople Mint
Obv. - Crowned bust of Theophilus facing, holding patriarchal cross
Rev. - Facing crowned busts of Michael II (his deceased father) and Constantine (his deceased son), cross above
20.16 mm / 4.35 grams

A cast fake from Beirut. The main diagnostic points are as follows, courtesy of member DIN X:

1.Same scratches on obverse and reverse
2. same centering and flan shape, on yours it is slightly modified (a little bit huger flan) that you can see that part of the dotted border is missing due to bad centering of the authentic mother, so your coin can not be the authentic mother.)
3. Same flat struck areas on obverse and reverse on all coins
cmcdon0923Aug 28, 2023
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