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A. Pius347 viewsPautalia Thrace
AE Medallion, 43 mm; 64,25 g
Obv. Draped bust r.
Rev. Heracles standing 3/4 l., holding torch in r. hand and club in l., lion's skin draped over l. arm; column with statue of standing figure holding staff in background, two small Erotes at Heracles feet; in ex.: PAUTALIOTWN
Cast, fake patina.
Ilya Prokopov
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Aelius, Bronze Medallion, RIC -752 viewsObv:- L AELIVS CASEAR, Bare headed, dpared bust right
Rev:- IMP VII COS III, Victory, seated right, holding shield engraved, VIC AVG, Shield beneath and trophy to right
RIC II -

Sold on German Ebay in December 2005 as an old reproduction for 10€.
Given weight 35g, diameter 34 mm.

submitted by rupert
Rupert
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Aemilia Lepida103 viewsPressed fantasy medallion of Aemilia Lepida, wife of Galba; trial squeeze on square lead flan of a circular restitutional portrait medal, the whole 61mm square. The image appears to be derived from the “Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum,” though reversed.
uniface: LEPIDA GALBAE IMP VXOR
of Italian manufacture, 18th century

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Agrippa114 viewsFantasy AE sestertius size medallion of Agrippa, of late Renaissance Italian origin, probably 17th cen., cast, 43mm.
obv: AGRIPPA L V F COS III laureate head, l.
rev: CELITVM BENIVOLENTIA male figure seated on rock, partially togate, r. hand upraised, l., CV in fields
cf: Kress 172
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Alexander III176 viewsAR Tetradrachm / Medallion
Obv. Head of Heracles in lion-skin headdress to r.
Rev. BACILEYC ALEZANDROC, Horseman (The king) gallops to r., and kills a lion with a spear.
Pressed, “Slavey Studio”.
Ilya Prokopov
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Alexander III - Fantasy Medallion81 viewsModern AR Fantasy medallion

Seller desc.:
Obverse: Head of Alexander the Great right wearing the lion’s skin - struck in excessively high relief.
Reverse: ΒΑCΙΛΕΥC AΛEXANΔPOC. Alexander the Great on his horse Buchephalus in heroic pose brandishing a spear to the lion beneath.
Diameter: 2.5” (65 mm)
Made of Silver 905

Offered as ALEXANDER THE GREAT Large COPY REPLICA Coin Medallion on ebay
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Alexander III - Fantasy Medallion79 viewsModern AR Fantasy medallion

Seller desc.:
Obverse: Helmeted goddess Athena Nikephoros
Reverse: AΛEXANΔPOC. Alexander the Great on his horse Buchephalus in heroic pose brandishing a spear to the lion beneath.
Diameter: 1.5” (37 mm)
Made of Silver

Offered as ALEXANDER THE GREAT - ATHENA COPY REPLICA Coin Medallion on ebay
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Alexander III - Fantasy Medallion100 viewsModern AR Fantasy medallion

Seller desc.:
Obverse: Helmeted goddess Athena Nikephoros
Reverse: AΛEXANΔPOC. Alexander the Great on his horse Buchephalus in heroic pose brandishing a spear to the lion beneath.
Diameter: 1.5” (37 mm)
Made of Silver Gold Plated

Offered as Goddess ATHENA ALEXANDER THE GREAT COPY REPLICA Coin Medallion on ebay
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Alexander III - Fantasy Medallion 82 viewsModern AR Fantasy medallion

Seller desc.:
Obverse: Diademed head of Alexander with wavy hair struck in high relief.
Reverse: ΒΑCΙΛΕΥC AΛEXANΔPOC. Alexander the Great on his horse Buchephalus in heroic pose brandishing a spear to the lion beneath.
Diameter: 2.5” (65 mm)
Made of Silver 905

Offered as Alexander the Great Large COPY REPLICA coin medallion on ebay
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Antinoius68 viewsAE Medallion
Cast
Ilya Prokopov
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Antinous127 viewsFlorentine (or possibly Paduan or Pisan) Renaissance era uniface sestertius size medallion of Antinous, favorite of Hadrian. Cast AE, late 15th to early 16th century. 32mm, 13.06g.
obv: draped bear-headed bust of Antinous, r.
rev: blank
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Antinous118 viewsModern fantasy AE medallion of Antinous. 29mm, 10.93g
obv: ANTINOOC head, r.
rev: Magna Mater driving biga of lions, r., cloak billowing overhead, holding scepter & torch
Nineteenth century neo-Classical fantasy coin; signed AIΔIOTHC above lions
Sold as a modern piece by a major house in 2003
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Antinous Medallion69 viewsAntinous Provincial Medallion
Sold as authentic on French Ebay in March 2017.
30 grams for 39 mm

It is a well known Paduan type or later cast like this other specimen:

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-10359
Cliff
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Antinous medallion9 viewsAntinous. AE Medallion (38.37 g), died AD 130. Smyrna in Ionia, ca. AD 134/5. M. Antonius Polemon, strategos. ANTINOOC HPΩC, bare head of Antinoüs left. Reverse: ΠOΛEMΩN ANEΘHKE CMVPNA-IOIC, bull standing right. Blum 8-11; SNG von Aulock 8000; SNG Tübingen 3226; BMC 339; RPC II 1975.

Same dies of other bulgarian dies specimens posted also here (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pid=4786 ) fake patina and encrustations, included as original in an American numismatic auction of a well known firm in June 2023, not sold
Cliff
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Antinous, Mantinea Medallion29 viewsObverse: BETOYPIOC, heroic bust of Antinous, favorite of Hadrian, facing right.

Reverse: TOIC APKACI, horse standing right.

44.2 grams, 38.9 mm

Struck in copper, artificially toned.
Matt Inglima
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Antinous, Medallion AE 42, Smyrna340 viewsMedallion, Smyrna Ioniae circa 134-135
Obv:- ANTINOOC - HRWC Bare head of Antinous l.
Rev:- POLEMWNANEQHKE - CMVP – NAIOIC Bull standing r.

Sold as a reproduction on ebay March 2008.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Antinous, Medallion AE 42, Smyrna351 viewsMedallion, Smyrna Ioniae circa 134-135
Obv:- ANTINOOC - HRWC Bare head of Antinous l.
Rev:- POLEMWNANEQHKE - CMVP – NAIOIC Bull standing r.

Modern reproduction. False patina.

Sold without warranty on ebay by trakart081, June 2009
maridvnvm
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Antinous, Medallion AE 42, Smyrna84 viewsMedallion, Smyrna Ioniae circa 134-135

Obv:- ANTINOOC - HRWC Bare head of Antinous l.
Rev:- POLEMWNANEQHKE - CMVP – NAIOIC Bull standing r.

soft details


Ebay sale with known fake seller Ancientr
okidoki
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Antinous, Smyrna140 viewsMedallion reproduction

45.6 grams, 42 mm
Matt Inglima
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Antoninus Pius105 viewsCast AE Renaissance sestertius size medallion of Antoninus Pius, 39mm, 34.42g
obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS IIII laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left
rev: Apollo standing left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on lyre, gryphon standing left before with head turned back toward Apollo
cf: Gnecchi 69 (not illustrated, cf: pl. 50, 9 for illus. of obv. die).
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Antoninus Pius227 viewsBithynia, Nicaea. Æ cast medallion of Antoninus Pius, 40mm, 45.20g
obv: bare-headed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder
rev: Demeter holding lighted torch, standing right in biga drawn by two winged serpents. Legends in Greek. cf: Waddington 75.
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Antoninus Pius (138-­‐161), Medallion, Rome, AD 13946 viewsAntoninus Pius (138-­‐161), Medallion, Rome, AD 139
A replica pressed in Paris at the end of the 1990s. Even today they are sold for 30 - 50 € in the museum book stores (labeled R as REPLICA), numismatic fairs, and antiques markets. Examples have been sold as genuine on eBay and even in reputable numismatic auctions. Dangerous with the R removed and an artificial patina.
Joe Sermarini
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Antoninus Pius / Pius on horseback right260 views40 MM medallion of Antoninus Pius, probably 19th Century tourist copy.
IMP CAES T AEL ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate head left / PONT MAX, Antoninus Pius on horseback pacing right, raising right hand.
Possibly based on (but mirror-image reproduced) RIC 879 and 890 (pacing left, bust right with PP at end of obv. legend). Appears to have been struck (not cast) with only faint traces of a seam around the edge.
As an Ant. Pius fan, I love this huge medallion!

Bought on ebay as a modern replica in December 2007.

Submitted by Helvetica
helvetica
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Antoninus Pius 138-161, Pautalia Thraciae 248 viewsAE Medallion
Obv. AYK KAI T LI ADRI ANTWNINOC Draped bust r.
Rev. HGEN PON PEI OVOPEI CKOV, Heracles standing three-quarter l., holding torch in r. hand and club in l., lion’s skin draped over l. arm; column with statue of standing figure holding staff in background, two small Erotes at Heracles feet. In ex.: PAVTALIWNTWN.
Cast.
Ilya Prokopov
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