Fake coins ???

[Geert Callaert]

I yesterday bought (but did not yet pay) this lot of silver denarii on ebay.
description :

1. Julia Paula :
IVLIA PAVLA AVG
CONCORDIA
RIC 211
 
2. Elagabalus
 
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
PMTRPVCOSIIIIPP
RIC 52
 
3. Plavtilla
 
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA
DIANA LVCIFERA
RIC 366
 
4. Septimius Severus :
 
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII
PROVIDENTIA AVG
Ric 92a
 
 
5. Julia Domna
 
IVLIA AVGVSTA
PIETAS AVGVSTA
 
RIC642
 
 
6. ELAGABALUS
 
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
INVICTVS SACERDOS AVG
 
RIC 82
 
7. Ivlia Domna
 
IVLIA AVGVSTA
PIETAS AVGG
RIC 572
 
 
8. ?
 
9. Plavtilla
 
PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE
PROPAGO IMPERI
RIC 362
 
10 Caracalla
 
 ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
 P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P
RIC 280C
 

The 2 Plautillas (coin nr 3 and 9)
The Julia Domna (coin nr 5)
The Caracalla (coin10)
should be suspect, was told me.
What's the opiniion of the other members???

[AncientCoins]

i would say the plautillas are definitely fake... the julia domna looks fake, also.   i dont know about the elagabalus though.

andrew

[Gert]

The Domna coin was discussed briefly on a Dutch forum so for the sake of argument the following: The Domna seems to be a rare RIC 642 from Laodicea, but I have a gut feeling that it has to be a fake. Also, the Plautillae and the rare Caracalla bust (nr10) look suspect. All look to be coins struck with modern dies.

When I looked at the fake reports I found this coin (below) which seems to me to be a reverse die match to the Domna coin.

Regards
Gert

[Pscipio]

Difficult to tell from those pictures. Number 5, 9 and 10 look very suspect to me, 3 looks a little bit strange too, 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 may be genuine, but again: I can't tell for sure from those pictures. Maybe others can...

I would not pay for this lot!

Regards
Lars

[Geert Callaert]

Thanks a lot for yours support !!!

I payed 222 Euros for the lot, but the coins that interested me where the 2 plautillas, the Julia Paula, and the (fake) coin from Domna
Only for the julia Paula, it's too much !!
I'll say the seller that with 4 coins who are probably fake, this makes me doubt on the rest too, and I will not purchase this lot.
Better one worned but real coin, than 10 fakes !!!!

[maridvnvm]

I can confirm the Caracalla as a known fake too. There are examples of several of these coins to be found in our own Fakes Board:-

(10)


Regards,
Martin

[Geert Callaert]

Thank you very much maridunum !!!