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GREEK - THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES Bisaltai - British Museum electrotype by Robert Ready or his sons (marked R on edge)16 viewsGREEK, THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES. Bisaltai. Circa 475-465 BC. "AR Oktadracm" (32mm, 24.00 g). British Museum electrotype by Robert Ready or his sons (marked R on edge). Horse walking right, bridle held by nude warrior in background, walking right, wearing petasos and holding two spears / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. BMC 2 (for prototype); cf. Head, Guide Period I B 14. As Issued.
British Museum electrotype by Robert Ready or his sons (marked R on edge).Nikola K
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Menaion fake15 viewsBearded head of Herakles right / ΜΕΝΑ/ΙΝΩΝ, Club. Calciati III pg. 188, 12; SNG München 621
Ar replica of AE16; 6,22g
Sold as replica Nomisma auction 6, lot 3009
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Bruttium, Rhegion15 viewsBruttium, Rhegion. Circa 351-280 b.C.;
AE Hemiobol; 9,2g; 22,3mm;
ΡΗΓΙΝΟΝ, Laureate head of Apollo l., dolphin in r. field / Facing lion's scalp.
HN It 2534b, SNG ANS 685-8
Cast fake.
Sold as genuine for 79 Eur by notorius ebay fake seller aitnacoins on 16 feb 2013
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Rhegion, Bruttium15 viewsBruttium, Rhegion. Circa 461-445 BC.
AR Drachm
Lion's head facing / RECI-NOS, male seated left, holding staff; all within wreath.
SNG ANS 648
sold as replica ebay april 2013
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Etruria Populonia AV 10 Asses15 viewsEtruria, Populonia. 3rd century BC.
AV 10 Asses
Young male head right; X (mark of value) to lower left / Blank.
Vecchi I 61-7; HN Italy 136; Vicari 30
Fake struck by modern fake dies, published by the Italian scholar Guido Devoto
These coins are listed as Type A.
Specimen 13: size 7mm; weight 0,57g
Specimen 14: size 8mm; weight 0,56g
Physical-chemical analysis:
The alloy is defined as modern gold standard 917P (22 K). Au 91,8%; Cu 4,1%; Ag 4,1%.
The coins have no significant traces of other elements, distinguishing genuine archaeological artifacts in gold.
In addition, all coins have internal structure lacking recrystallised micro-textures. The structure is homogeneous, compact and unchanged, an the internal microtexture of gold alloy presents no intergranular gaps by depletion of intermetallic precipitates, typical of authentic archaeological jewelery.
Source:
G. Devoto; UN CASO DI FALSIFICAZIONE DI MONETE D'ORO ETRUSCHE; pag. 292-304 in: Bollettino di Numismatica n. 34-35, anno XVII, serie I - MINISTERO PER I BENI E LE ATTIVITÀ CULTURALI; UFFICIO CENTRALE PER I BENI ARCHEOLOGICI, ARCHITETTONICI, ARTISTICI E STORICI; Istituto poligrafica e Zecca dello Stato. Roma 2000
Restored file after hacker attack against this board.
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Sicily Agyrion15 viewsSicily Agyrion, 343-317 b.C.
AE Tetras
Head of Athena r., trident in left field / Club, AGYRI-NAION
Not in Calciati, not in Campana
Forgery struck by modern fake dies, accepted as genuine by a reputable german auction house on 2013
Note: this new variant with the trident symbol on obverse is a modern fantasy, scholars have condemned as fakes all the existing specimens, appeared in many copies on the market during the last years, never listed by any reliable reference work.
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Itanos stater15 viewsSellers desc:
Obverse: Triton r. striking downwards with trident and holding fish, ITANION behindReverse: Two sea-monsters face to face
Diameter: 24 mmWeight: 8 g
Important: The actual item may vary slightly from the one shown!SRukke
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Rhegion Bruttium Tetradrachm15 viewsSellers desc:
TETRADRACHM RHEGION BRUTTIUM
466-415 B.C.
In diameter 24.8mm.
Obv: Lion's scalp facing.
Rev: RECINOS Iokastos the traditional founder of the city naked to waist and seated l. holding staff and resting l. hand on hip. All within laurel-wreath.
Museum quality replica coin.SRukke
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Etruria 15 viewsSellers desc:
Etruria, 5 Ass
In diameter: 16.1mm.
REPLICA VERY RARE COIN.
One-sided coin.
OBV: Bearded head of the highest Etruscan God - Tinia.
Museum quality restrike replica coin.SRukke
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katane15 viewsANCIENT COINS. GREEK COINS. Sicily, Katane (c.476-461 B.C.), Silver Litra, 0.74g, 6h.Head of Silenos facing right, wearing a wreath of ivy. Rev. KAT-ANE , winged thunderbolt (cf SNG ANS 1237 1313; Rizzo, pl. IX, 11).
made with fake dies
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-18336Din X
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Henna15 viewsFake vs fake die mirrored
GreekSICILYHENNACirca 339/8-307 BC. Æ Onkia (2,76 g. - 14-15 mm)Vs: Head of Demeter right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace .Rs: Large EN; barley grain above and below; all within laurel wreath. Calciati 4;
There is a die break on the reverse of the fake die which was copied on this fake, too.
On the obverse die same die flaws as on fake die.Din X
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herbita15 viewsFake vs fake die
Die cracks of the transfer die have been transferred on this fake.
Sicily, Bronze, Herbita, c. 350 BC, AE (g 1,55"; mm 12; h 11), EPBITAIΩN, female head r., wearing earrings and necklace, Rv. Apollo seated r. on capital, holding bow. CNS I, -; SNG Copenhagen -;" SNG ANS -. Very rare, Din X
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Tyndaris15 viewsSICILY, Tyndaris . Circa 254-214 BC. Æ 20mm
Obv : TYNÐAPI-TAN, wreathed head of Persephone left
Rev : SW-THRES, the Dioskouri on horseback galloping left.
Calciati I pg. 80, 12; BMC Sicily pg. 235, 6; Virzi 2074
Modern reverse die and die matchesMartin B4
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Greek - Bruttium - The Brettii - Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker, 1772-183015 viewsGREEK, Bruttium. The Brettii. Time of the Second Punic War, circa 221-201 BC. AR "AV Drachm" (16mm, 3.26 g, 12h). Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker, 1772-1830. Original issue struck circa 213-205 BC. Bearded head of Poseidon left, wearing tainia, trident behind; dolphin below / BPETTIΩN in exergue, hippocamp right on which Amphitrite is seated left, holding Eros in extended right hand, who stands left drawing a bow. Hill, Becker 12. Good VF.
Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker, 1772-1830. Nikola K
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Thrace - Macedonia 4th c. BC, Bergaios15 viewsReplica of silver stater attributed to the king of Thrace Bergaios, circa 350 BC.
Diameter: 14-15 mm, Weight: circa 3 grNikitas K
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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.msgCurtis JJ
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Sicily Agyrion14 viewsSicily Agyrion, 343-317 b.C.
AE Tetras
Head of Athena r., trident in left field / Club, AGYRI-NAION
Not in Calciati, not in Campana
Forgery struck by modern fake dies, accepted as genuine by a reputable german auction house on 2013
Note: this new variant with the trident symbol on obverse is a modern fantasy, scholars have condemned as fakes all the existing specimens, appeared in many copies on the market during the last years, never listed by any reliable reference work.
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Sicily Agyrion14 viewsSicily Agyrion, 343-317 b.C.
AE Tetras
Head of Athena r., trident in left field / Club, AGYRI-NAION
Not in Calciati, not in Campana
20mm 6,86g
Forgery struck by modern fake dies, accepted as genuine by a reputable italian auction house.
Note: this new variant with the trident symbol on obverse is a modern fantasy, scholars have condemned as fakes all the existing specimens, appeared in many copies on the market during the last years, never listed by any reliable reference work.
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Katane14 viewsANCIENT COINS. GREEK COINS. Sicily, Katane (c.476-461 B.C.), Silver Litra, 0.74g, 6h.Head of Silenos facing right, wearing a wreath of ivy. Rev. KAT-ANE , winged thunderbolt (cf SNG ANS 1237 1313; Rizzo, pl. IX, 11).
made with fake dies
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-18336Din X
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THERMAE HIMERENSES14 viewsMade with fake die
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-18414
Bronze, after 241 BC. AE 12.79 g. Veiled bust of Tyche r. with mural crown, in field l., cornucopiae. Rev. QERMITAN - IMERAIWN The poet Stesichorus standing r., wearing himation, long staff leaning against shoulder; he writes poem by holding wax tablet in his l. hand, pencil in his r. hand. Calciati I, 120, 18. Virzi pl. 35, 1059Din X
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Lipara14 viewsSicily, Tetras, Lipara, c. 412-408 BC, AE (g 3,76"; mm 14; h 12), Hephaistos seated r., holding hammer and kantharos; linear border, Rv. ?I?APAION, three pellets. CNS I, n. 17; SNG Copenhagen 1090;" SNG ANS -.
made with fake obverse die
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-18323Din X
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Itanos, Crete, Stater (tin coin replica) 375 - 350 BC.14 viewsItanos, Crete, Stater (tin coin replica) 375 - 350 BC.
OBV/ Triton r. striking downwards with trident and holding fish, ITANION behind.
REV/ Two sea-monsters face to face.Joe Sermarini
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Lucania, Thourioi, c. 400-350 BC, distater14 viewsLucania, Thourioi, c. 400-350 BC, distater (Silver, 26mm, 15.95 g 4). Head of Athena to left, wearing helmet adorned, on the bowl, with Skylla raising her right hand as if to shade her eyes as she looks off in the distance. Rev. ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting to right; in exergue, fish to right. cf. BMC 27, HN III 1803, Noe C2
Poor replica used for key chains.Joe Sermarini
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Thasos, 5th Century BC, AR Stater14 viewsThasos, 5th Century BC, Silver Stater
Obv. Naked satyr in kneeling running attitude r., carrying in his arms a struggling nymph who raises her r. hand in protest.
Rev. Rough quadripartite incuse square.
18-20mm
8.86g
Listed on eBay among many fakes listed by the same seller. Likely cast. Joe Sermarini
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