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Resources => Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers => Topic started by: Lech Stępniewski on October 20, 2021, 05:17:43 pm

Title: Eudoxia Constantinople Chi-Rho
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on October 20, 2021, 05:17:43 pm
I've never seen one like this.
Title: Re: Helena Constantinople Chi-Rho
Post by: mauseus on October 20, 2021, 05:28:16 pm
Hi,

Not Helena but purports to be Ael Eudoxia and looks very suspicious on first sight. Not overly familiar with the later period bronze coinage though. Probably utilising a reverse type only intended for tremesis and siliqua.

Regards,

Mauseus
Title: Re: Helena Constantinople Chi-Rho
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on October 20, 2021, 06:04:29 pm
You are right, Mauseus. I was suggested by seller's description and carelessly read "AEL..." as "HEL..."

So it is imitation of extremely rare heavy miliarense. RIC X ARCADIUS 46

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=74636
Title: Re: Helena Constantinople Chi-Rho
Post by: Hydatius on October 21, 2021, 07:56:16 am
Definitely fake.
Richard
Title: Re: Eudoxia Constantinople Chi-Rho
Post by: djmacdo on October 21, 2021, 08:19:55 am
Modern fake similar in style to other fakes of the same era. 
Title: Re: Eudoxia Constantinople Chi-Rho
Post by: Joe Sermarini on October 23, 2021, 01:12:56 pm
Modern fake with modern dies, overstruck on an ancient coin with a patina.