Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Archaic and Classical
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Corinth, silver diobol136 viewsObv:- Pegasus, standing, facing with curled wings raised, within incuse square, which contains letters D I O
Rev:- Pegasus, leaping left with curled wings raised, monogram / symbols above and below
BMC 119 and pl. II, 25 (Rare), c. 350 -300 BC
Sold as a reproduction on ebay July 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Delphi, silver stater222 viewsAmphyctionic League.
Phocis, Delphi. Stater 336 BC.
Obv:- Drape bust of Demeter left
Rev:- Apollo on omphalos. Cithara by him, tripod before him at left. Laurel staff. And just look at all the lovely knotted woollen fillets covering the omphalos.
Kraay & Hirmer, Greek Coins, pl. 147, no. 462. On p. 338, Kraay says that the specimen Hirmer photographed is in Athens. This is, as I recall, a rare, rare coin. Kraay referes to E. J. P. Raven, 'The Amphictionic Coinage of Delphi, 335-334 BC' in NC, 1950, pp. 11, ff.
An inferior die pair is Sayles II, p. 38
At 1:1 it also is illus. in Kraay, Archaic & Classical, pl. 22, 414 and discussed on p. 122; on p. 360, he says that the specimen he illustrates is a didrachm.
Information supplied by Pat Lawrence for which I am most grateful
Sold as a reproduction on ebay July 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Side, silver stater89 viewsAR Stater, 375-333 BC
Obv:- Athena standing left, holding wreath-bearing Nike, shield, and spear; pomegranate to left, letters to right
Rev:- Apollo standing left, quiver over shoulder, holding patera and laurel sceptre; altar to left, raven right
Sear 5430
Sold as a reproduction on ebay July 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Kroton, silver stater141 viewsAR stater, c. 425-350 B.C.
Obv:- eagle standing right, head turned left, stag's skull to right, dentils in exergue
Rev:- tripod, leaf to left
Ref:- Rutter, HN 2147; SNG ANS 341
Sold as a reproduction on ebay July 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Cycladic Islands. Andros (?)29 viewsCycladic Islands. Andros (?)
540-520 b.C.
AR Stater, unknown weight
Amphora / Square incuse divided into six triangular segments.
BMC Crete pag. 90
Modern forgery.
Sold as genuine by a bulgarian ebay seller on february 2013
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Macedonia, Amphipolis21 viewsMacedonia, Amphipolis. circa 368-367 b.C.
Ar Tetradrachm. Unknown weight
Head of Apollo facing three quarters to r., hair falling loose at the sides of his head / ΑΜΦ − ΙΠΟ − ΛΙΤ − ΕΩΝ on raised square frame; within which A and race torch. The whole within incuse square.
Baldwin Brett, AJN 1909, pl. 3, 12; Lorber Type H
Modern forgery.
Sold as genuine by spanish ebay seller on feb 2013
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Saratokos - Thrace 65 viewsModern pressed or struck fake in what appears to be a billon-like alloy, of a hemidrachm or Diobol of the Thracian King Saratokos, fifth century BC. Of probable Bulgarian manufacture. 1.6g, 13mm. Offered on UK ebay, May 2011
commodus
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Philip of Macedon, Philip II, silver tetradrachm, #B233 viewsAR tetradrachm
Laureate head of Zeus right / ΦIΛIΠ - ΠOY, naked youth on horse pacing right, holding long palm-branch.
Currently (Feb. 2005) on sale in German Ebay (no. 3957489433) as guaranteed genuine by seller antika99 (private 3-day auction).
submitted by rupertRupert
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Athens, silver drachm673 viewsCast
Size 18mm, Weight 9gm. Sunken reverse and with overall softness on all details.
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Apollonia Pontika fake drachm, "New York hoard"333 viewsTHRACE, Apollonia Pontika. Circa 5th-4th BC. Fake silver drachm from the so-called "New York hoard."
14mm, 3.3 grammes.
Obverse: Gorgoneion.
Reverse: Anchor, crayfish to left, A to right.
See also Reid Goldsborough's web page at http://rg.ancients.info/bulgarian_school/forgeries.htmlmoonmoth
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Philip II205 viewsAncient Greek Macedonia Gold Stater Pella
Obverse: laurate head of Apollo right./ Reverse: charioteer driving biga right, holding kentron and reins; below horses, trident. In exergue PhILIPPOY
Forgery - Cast Fake
Series Date: 340 BCE - 328 BCEVitruvius
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Apollonia Pontika, Thrace84 viewsThrace, Apollonia Pontika. circa 400-380 b.C.
Ar drachm, unrecorded weight
Gorgoneion facing with protruding tongue / Anchor with crayfish r.
SNG Delepierre 784 var (no letter)
Modern forgery
sold as genuine on june 2013 by bulgarian ebay seller
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Apollonia Pontika, Thrace53 viewsThrace, Apollonia Pontika. circa 400-380 b.C.
Ar drachm, unrecorded weight
Gorgoneion facing with protruding tongue / Anchor with crayfish l. and A r.
SNG Delepierre 785-6
Modern forgery
sold as genuine on june 2013 by bulgarian ebay seller
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Apollonia Pontica125 viewsAR Drachm
Obv. Gorgoneion.
Rev. Inverted anchor, crayfish to right.
Fake coin – Varna I, Studio.
Ilya Prokopov
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Apollonia Pontika, late 5th - early 4th century172 viewsAR Drachm.
Obv. Gorgona Medusa facing with open mouth and extended tongue.
Rev. Anchor with small crayfish to left, and A to right.
Struck.
Ilya Prokopov
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Apollonia Pontika, Thrace54 viewsThrace, Apollonia Pontika. circa 400-380 b.C.
Ar drachm, unrecorded weight
Gorgoneion facing with protruding tongue / Anchor with crayfish l. and A r.
SNG Delepierre 785-6
Modern forgery
sold as genuine on june 2013 by bulgarian ebay seller
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APOLLONIA PONTICA, THRACE137 viewsAR Drachm
Struck, "Varna-1"Ilya Prokopov
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APOLLONIA PONTICA, THRACE 141 viewsAR Drachm
Struck, "Varna - 1"Ilya Prokopov
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Amphipolis, silver tetradrachm228 viewsAR tetradrachm, 26mm, 16.5g, 410-357 BC, 1378
Obv:- Head of Apollo ¾ right, of vigorous classical style, laureate, and with hair disheveled
Rev:- AMΦIΠOΛITEΩN on raised frame containing a race torch, A to right of torch; all within incuse square
Sear 1378
Sold in December 2006 on Ebay as a . 999 silver exact copy
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Apollonia Pontica, Thrace180 viewsAR Drachm
Obv. Gorgoneion facing.
Rev. Anckor, A to l., crayfish to r.
Modern reproduction
Sold without warranty on ebay May 2009maridvnvm
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Apollonia Pontica, Thrace, Black Sea Area, c. 450 BC136 viewsAR drachm
Obv:- Reverted swastika with dolphins in angles.
Rev:- Inverted anchor; A to left, crayfish to right
SNG BM Black Sea -; SNG Stancomb 30; SNG Copenhagen -.
Sold on ebay as genuine by rajusha.123 November 2007.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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APOLLONIA PONTICA, 4 c.BC154 viewsAR Tetradrachm
Obv. Laureate head of Apollon r.
Rv: KLEOKRATHS. Anchor. to l., A, to r., crayfish.
Cast.Ilya Prokopov
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Apollonia Pontica 5 c. BC109 viewsAR Drachm, 13/14 mm
Obv. Gorgoneion facing.
Rev. Anckor, A to l., crayfish to r.
Cast, fake corrosion and patina.Ilya Prokopov
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Apollonia Pontica, Thrace94 viewsAR Drachm
Obv. Gorgoneion facing.
Rev. Anckor, A to l., crayfish to r.
Cast, fake corrosion and patina.Ilya Prokopov
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