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195 viewsSestertius for sale on ebay 7500 £, from a seller in the notourious fake sellerl list.
Coins obtained very probably from a sestertius of Otacilia and tooled (look at the nose).
perporius
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Aelius - AE (sestertius / dupondius)408 viewssize or denomination isn't mentioned in auction

L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right / TR POT COS II S-C, Spes walking left, holding flower & raising hem of skirt.
(sestertius: Cohen 56; RIC 1055; sear5 #3986 / dupondius: Cohen 57; RIC 1067; sear5 #3993)
J. B.
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Aelius Caesar, Sestertius117 viewsÆ Sestertius (35 mm, 30 grs). Rome mint. Struck AD 137.

Obv: L·AELIVS·CAESAR·, Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II, PANNO-NIA/S C across field, Pannonia standing left, holding vexillum and gathering dress at left side.
RIC II #1059 (Hadrian).

Offered as Replica/Copy on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Aelius Caesar, Sestertius170 viewsÆ Sestertius, Struck AD 137, Roma mint.

Obv: L AELIUS CAESAR, Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II, S C across field, CONCORD in exerge, Concordia seated left, holding patera and leaning arm on cornucopia set on ground.
RIC II #1057a; Banti #3

"Reproduction" of Remoneda (Spain)
mdelvalle
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Aelius Caesar, Sestertius145 viewsÆ Sestertius, struck AD 137, Rome mint.

Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR, Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II, S C across field, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt.
RIC II #1055; Banti #33

"Reproduction" of Remoneda (Spain)
mdelvalle
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Aelius Sestertius Sear 3983 162 viewsSold on Ebay as:
This is a reproduction of a Roman sestertius of Aelius, adopted son of Hadrain and made Caesar between 136 to 138 CE. The obverse shows Aelius. The reverse shows Salvis enthroned left feeding snake arising from altar before her. The coin was struck in Rome in 137 CE. (Sear 3983).
SRukke
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Aelius Sestertius, Pannonia, RIC 1059256 views22,30 g

Heavily tooled. Sold April 2009.
Manuel
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Aelius, as Caesar, sestertius, Concordia RIC Hadrian 105786 viewsReference.
RIC (Hadrian) 1057a. BMCRE 1918 var

Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR
Bare head right.

Rev. TR POT COS II CONCORD in exergue.
Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on a cornucopia which is set on base of chair; S C across field

Ebay sale by fake seller Rafaprio February 2016
okidoki
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Aelius, Æ Sestertius, RIC 1055434 viewsObv:- L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right
Rev:- TR POT COS II S-C, Spes walking left, holding flower & raising hem of skirt.
RIC 1055. Cohen 56.

Stamped with the word "COPY".

Sold on ebay as a replica October 2007.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Aelius, Æ Sestertius, RIC 1057v270 viewsObv:- L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right
Rev:- TR POT COS II, CONCORD in exergue, S C across field, Concordia seated left on ornate & draped throne, feet on footstool, holding patera in outstretched right hand & leaning left arm on small cornucopiae set on seat.
RIC 1057v

Sold as a reproduction on ebay January 2009
maridvnvm
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Aelius, Sestertius, RIC 1063786 viewsObv: LAELIVS CAESAR
Bust: Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II
Salus seated left, holding patera to feed snake arising from altar
Exe: SALVS
Date: 136-138 AD.
Ref: RIC 1063 (Hadrian), Cohen 44

Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy.
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Aemilian, Sestertius, RIC 52 Note801 viewsObv:- IMP CAES AEMILIANVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- VICTORIA AVG S-C, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm
Reference:- RIC 52 Note (RIC 52 is P F AVG)

Cast

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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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
commodus
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Agrippa, Modern struck fantasy AE sestertius162 viewsModern struck fantasy AE sestertius, of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (d.12 BC), 33mm
obv: M AGRIPPA C P COS III laureate head, r.
rev: OMNIPOTENS VORIS HIC Neptune in sea chariot drawn by two hippocamp
Striking split at 2 o'clock
of Italian manufacture, produced 18th Century
1 commentscommodus
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Agrippina (?)245 viewsAE Sestertius
Obv. AGRIPPINA MF. MAT.C.CAESARIS AVGVSTI Draped bust r.
Rev. AGRIPPINA - DRVSILLA - IVLIA The sisters of Gaius standing facing: Agrippina, as Securitas, holds cornucopiae in r. hand resting on column, with l. hand on shoulder of Drusilla, as Concordia, who holds patera and cornucopiae; Julia, as Fortuna, holds rudder and cornucopiae. In exergue, S C.
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia.
Ilya Prokopov
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Agrippina Senior AE Sestertius73 viewsFake RIC 102 0r 103 Agrippina Senior AE Sestertius. AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS, draped bust right / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large S C. Joe Sermarini
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius275 viewsObv:- AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right, in hair in long plait
Rev: AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA, 3 sisters of Caligula as goddesses,
Exe: SC

Modern replica matches others in the reports

Sold without warranty amongst several other copies on ebay March 2009
maridvnvm
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 102243 viewsAGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARI
Draped bust of Agrippina Senior right

TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P around large SC

Rome 42 AD

RIC 102, Cohen 3

Remoneda reproduction sold as a replica with no COPY stamp. Exists with with different patinas.
Jay GT4
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula]1428 viewsObv:- AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right, in hair in long plait
Rev:- S P Q R above, MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in two lines in left field, two mules drawing ornamented carpentum left.

RIC 55 [Caligula], Cohen 1, BMC 81
Rome mint, Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD.

A rather dangerous Bulgarian fake, sold in German Ebay in Sept. 2005 for 553€!

submitted by rupert
2 commentsRupert
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula] 523 viewsObv:- AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right, in hair in long plait
Rev:- S P Q R above, MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in two lines in left field, two mules drawing ornamented carpentum left.

RIC 55 [Caligula], Cohen 1, BMC 81
Rome mint, Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD.

Sold on ebay as a genuine by numis-rares October 2007 with bidder driving it to Eur 550.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula] 377 viewsAE Sestertius, 35/34 mm; 25,764 g; 7h
Obv. AG…….CAESARIS AVG.
Rev. Carpentum drawn by two mules.
Remake of an authentic old core.
Struck. “Sofia – MB Studio”
Published: Sofia 2005, no.49
Ilya Prokopov
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Cast in white metal139 viewscast fake, odd white metal, small diameter and low weight
Obv: AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI Draped bust right
Rev: S P Q R MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE Carpentum being drawn left by two mules
cf. RIC 55 [Caligula], Cohen 1, BMC 81
30mm, 10gr
jon gress
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Replica977 viewsObv:- AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right, in hair in long plait
Rev:- S P Q R above, MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in two lines in left field, two mules drawing ornamented carpentum left.

RIC 55 [Caligula], Cohen 1, BMC 81
Rome mint, Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD.

Sold on eBay as a replica.
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Replica315 viewsObv: AGRIPPINA MEMA T C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head right
Rev: S P Q R MEMORIA AGRIPPINAE, carpentum left drawn by two mules

struck in 33 CE by Caligula.

Sold as a copy on Ebay.
Vitruvius
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