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Augustus with Gaius and Lucius denarii with this unusual style, and some apparently from the same dies, have been attributed in sales and auction listings to an anonymous restitution under Trajan. The well-known normal restitution issues are, however, identified by modified legends. On this type the legend has not been changed from Augustus' issue. In addition, at Rome, an engraver should have know the correct form of the tools of the pontiff and augur. Perhaps these coins are ancient counterfeits or imitatives.RS68469. Billon denarius, BMCRE I 536, and pl. 13, 18 (attributed to the reign of Augustus, Lugdunum mint), F, debased silver, dark toning, weight 2.930 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 315o, Rome(?) mint, Restitution issue struck under Trajan; obverse AVGVSTI F COS DESIG CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right, one tie over neck; reverse AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT (Prince of Youth), Adult-proportioned Caius and Lucius Caesar standing togate, shields and spears between, and holding volumina, above, simpulum to left, on left, and lituus with split base to right, on right; very rare; SOLD
Decentius, Caesar, July or August 350 - 18 August 353 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit or Barbaric Imitative
This interesting ancient counterfeit or imitative specimen combines the mintmark of the mint at Ambianum, and the reverse field control letters S-V which are only found on issues of Lugdunum. Also, Ambianum did not use this mintmark with AMB flanked on both sides with a palm. The Bastien MM specimen was found near Lyon. We know of about a half dozen specimens of this imitative, all from the same dies. RL98410. Bronze maiorina, Bastien MM pl. XVII, 32 (same dies); RIC VIII -; LRBC II -; Cohen VIII -; SRCV V -, gVF, good centering, very sharp detail, areas of porosity, ragged edge, A's appearing as H (as normal on official issues of the era), weight 3.158 g, maximum diameter 21.6 mm, die axis 180o, barbarous imitation of Ambianum (Amiens) mint, c. 351 - 353 A.D.; obverse D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse VICTORIAE DD NN AVG E CAE (victories of our lords, Emperor and Caesar), two Victory's standing facing each other, between them holding a shield resting on a short column, shield inscribed VOT / V / MVLT / + in four lines, S - V flanking column, palm AMB palm in exergue; very rare; SOLD
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit
Augustus issued this rare and important type to commemorate his defeat of Antony and conquest of Egypt. The capricorn was a zodiac sign of Augustus and must have symbolized that he was chosen by the celestial powers to rule the world. Attractive official silver denarii of this type usually sell for thousands of dollars.RS114076. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. SRCV I 1565, RSC I 4, RIC I 545, Vagi 247, BMCRE I 653 (official prototype, silver), F, most of silver plate lost, rough, weight 3.696 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 270o, counterfeiter's mint, obverse CAESAR•DIVI F COS•VI, bare head right, small capricorn right below neck truncation; reverse crocodile right, AEGYPTO above, CAPTA in exergue; SOLD
Roman Republic, First Triumvirate, M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus, 57 B.C., Ancient Counterfeit
| RSC I notes the bust may be that of Forutuna and the reverse a view of the tympanum of her celebrated temple at Praeneste (Palestrina today). Praeneste was a colony in Latium, about ten miles from Rome, established by the dictator Sulla. |  |
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Imitative or Counterfeit
An interesting hybrid imitative or counterfeit. Both sides copy Spanish Colonia Patricia mint denarii of c. 18 - 16 B.C., but this obverse and reverse are not combined on an official issue. This reverse was only struck with an anepigraphic obverse. The low weight, crude legend, and irregular style (Augustus appears much too young) confirm it is an imitation or counterfeit.RS72235. Silver denarius, apparently unpublished, VF, porous, edge chips, weight 2.915 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 180o, unofficial tribal or counterfeiter mint, 17 B.C. - 14 A.D., or later; obverse S P Q R [CAESARI or IMP?] - AVGVSTO, bare head right, dot border; reverse capricorn right, holding globe, cornucopia above, rudder [over AVGVSTVS?] below; SOLD
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Barbaric Imitative
The engraver may have been illiterate, or simply unaware that the die reverses the image, or both.SH21896. Bronze imitative as, cf. RIC I 486 (official), gVF, weight 9.729 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 90o, barbaric mint, obverse CVESVR, crude head left; reverse blundered retrograde legend imitating AVGVSTVS within wreath; SOLD
Divus Claudius, Time of Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit
RS43591. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. RIC I 1, RSC II 32 (official, Rome mint, rare), F, pitted, core exposed, weight 2.992 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 180o, illegal mint, obverse DIVVS CLAVDIVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head left; reverse EX SC, four horses pulling carpentum right; SOLD
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit
RS63962. Bronze ancient counterfeit, cf. RIC I 540 (denarius, official, silver denarius, c. 17 B.C., uncertain mint); BMCRE I 684 (same), VF, probably once silver plated but no silver remains, weight 3.228 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 135o, unofficial counterfeiter's mint, obverse CA-ES-AR (counterclockwise below), youthful head right (Gaius?) within oak- wreath; reverse AVG-VST (horizontal across field), candelabrum ornamented with rams head, within wreath of flowers entwined with brucrania and paterae.; very rare (R2); SOLD
Roman Republic, Spanish Imitative, c. Mid 2nd Century B.C.
In his response to Michael Crawford's "Unofficial Imitations and Small Change under the Roman Republic," Leandre Villaronga identifies this type and others as Spanish issues, with southern Spanish find-spots as supporting evidence. Most likely these were officially sanctioned issues, or at least made without any official objection, given the uniformity of styles and reasonable weight.RR65221. Bronze provincial semis, refer to Leandre Villaronga's response on Spanish types to Crawford Imitations in AIIN 29, VF, weight 9.341 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, die axis 90o, unofficial Hispania mint, c. mid 2nd century B.C.; obverse laureate head of Saturn right, S behind; reverse prow right, ROMA below, S above; SOLD
Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Ancient Counterfeit
"The Julian Star" appeared in the sky during the funeral games for Julius Caesar in July 44 B.C. It was a comet and the Romans believed it was a divine manifestation of the apotheosis of Julius Caesar.RS90659. Fouree silver plated denarius, cf. RIC I 38b, Vagi 278 (official Spanish mint, 19 - 18 B.C.), aVF, plating breaks, edge chips, weight 2.745 g, maximum diameter 19.3 mm, illegal mint, obverse CAESAR AVGVSTVS, head of Augustus left, wearing oak wreath (corona civitas); reverse DIVVS IVLIVS, comet of eight-rays, tail pointing upward; SOLD
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