Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Archaic and Classical
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Syracuse65 viewsModern cast fake or Syracuse gold.
14mm, 3g
obv: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ, head of Persephone, l.
rev: ΣΥΡΑ, Herakles wrestling Nemean lion
sold as genuine AR hemidrachm of Lucania, Heracleia on ebay by NFS Julianus_2010, May 2011commodus
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Syracuse 116 viewsModern fake of AR “Demareteion” decadrachm, 5th cen. BC
obv: quadriga, r., Nike flying, r. above; lion, r. in exergue
rev: wreathed head of Arethusa, r., within linear circle, four dolphins clockwise around.
cast
cf: Boehringer 376commodus
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Syracuse 60 viewsAR Tetradrachm
Obv. Fast quadriga driven l. by female charioteer leaning forward with kentron in r. hand and reins in l. hand.
Rv. Head of Arethusa l., wearing barley wreath, scallop shell behind, four dolphins around.
Electropalting.Ilya Prokopov
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Syracuse 140 viewsSyracuse Tetradrachm 410 BC, struck in silver
Modern cast forgery being sold as forgery on ebay 2010mihali84
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Syracuse181 viewsKimon Dekadrachm of Syracuse copymihali84
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Syracuse151 viewsSyracuse Dekadrachm of Euainetos copymihali84
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Syracuse169 viewsSyracuse
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Syracuse74 viewsTetradrachm
Obverse: Head of Artemis-Arethusa hair enclosed in sakkos
Reverse: Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer, Nike crowning horses
This is an exact reproduction made from impressions of the original coin by Peter Rosa. Vitruvius
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Syracuse92 viewsTetradrachm
Obverse: Head of Artemis-Arethusa hair enclosed in sakkos
Reverse: Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer, Nike crowning horses
This is an exact reproduction made from impressions of the original coin by Peter Rosa. Vitruvius
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Syracuse77 viewsTetradrachm
Obverse: Head of Artemis-Arethusa hair enclosed in sakkos
Reverse: Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer, Nike crowning horses
This is an exact reproduction made from impressions of the original coin by Peter Rosa. Vitruvius
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Syracuse93 viewsTetradrachm
Obverse: Head of Artemis-Arethusa hair enclosed in sakkos
Reverse: Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer, Nike crowning horses
This is an exact reproduction made from impressions of the original coin by Peter Rosa.Vitruvius
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Syracuse78 viewsTetradrachm
Obverse: Head of Artemis-Arethusa hair enclosed in sakkos
Reverse: Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer, Nike crowning horses
This is an exact reproduction made from impressions of the original coin by Peter Rosa. Vitruvius
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Sybaris, silver stater61 viewsObv:- Bull standing left, looking back, VM in exg
Rev:- Similar to obverse, but incuse and bull standing right
Fig 5 is the false coin - 9.40g
From a phoney hoard of incuse coins. All specimens of the same type come from the same die pairs. The aspect of the coins is somewhat coarse. They would be convincing enough if offered one at a time. The weigths are totally inconsistent.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 2 in 1989 - example 5
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Sybaris, silver stater83 viewsObv:- Bull standing left, looking back, VM in exg
Rev:- Similar to obverse, but incuse and bull standing right
Fig 4 is the false coin - 8.86g
From a phoney hoard of incuse coins. All specimens of the same type come from the same die pairs. The aspect of the coins is somewhat coarse. They would be convincing enough if offered one at a time. The weigths are totally inconsistent.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 2 in 1989 - example 4
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Sybaris, silver stater356 viewsAR stater (or nomos), 530-510 BC 8.6g RARE
Bull standing left, looking back, VM in exg / Similar to obverse, but incuse and bull standing right
Sear 245v
For sale on eBay 11/13/2004 by Toronto Group, ID priapuslarge.
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Sybaris, silver 1/3 stater70 viewsObv:- Bull standing left, looking back, VM in exg
Rev:- Similar to obverse, but incuse and bull standing right
Fig 6 is the false coin - 3.52g
From a phoney hoard of incuse coins. All specimens of the same type come from the same die pairs. The aspect of the coins is somewhat coarse. They would be convincing enough if offered one at a time. The weigths are totally inconsistent.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 2 in 1989 - example 6
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Sybaris, Lucania, Italy, c. 560 - 510 B.C.; Cast Replica214 viewsSilver nomos, SNG Cop 1388, SNG ANS 842, Dewing 407, Sybaris mint, c. 550 - 510 B.C.; obverse bull standing left, head turned right, VM in ex, dotted border between two circles; reverse incuse of obverse (but no legend)
A cast silver replica with a clear casting seam. Golden toned. Joe Sermarini
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Sybaris, Lucania, Italy, c. 560 - 510 B.C., Ar Stater77 viewsObv:- bull standing left, head turned right, MV above, dotted border between two circles;
Rev:- incuse of obverse
Fig 6 is the false coin
Fig C is genuine, Ars Classica 15, 1930, 188
Seen and photographed but not weighed in 1973. Probably made before World War II.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 6
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Sybaris, Lucania, Italy, c. 560 - 510 B.C., Ar Stater71 viewsObv:- bull standing left, head turned right, MV in ex, dotted border between two circles;
Rev:- incuse of obverse
Fig 5 is the false coin, 7.91g. Published in BoC 4/4, 1979, p. 82
Fig C is genuine, Ars Classica 15, 1930, 188
Seen and photographed but not weighed in 1973. Probably made before World War II.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 5
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Sybaris Nomos62 viewsAuction No. 43 of 22/2/2012 Type auction: Match The online auction ends on 22/2/2012
Lot No.: 8269 Category: FALSE (studio, modern, etc..) Storage: SPL
False (studio, modern, etc..) - Sybaris - Nomos - (7.87 g AG)SRukke
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Stymphalos, Arkadia36 viewsModern forgery of AR stater of Stymphalos, Arkadia, c.360 BC; 24mm, 9.5g
obv: laureate head of Artemis, right, wearing pearl necklace and crescent-shaped pendant earring, hair tied in a bun at top.
rev: Herakles advancing left, brandishing club in upraised right hand, holding bow in left hand, lion's skin over his left armcommodus
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Stymphalos, Ar Stater, c. 350. (The Artemis coinage of Stymphalos)69 viewsObv:- Laureate head of Artemis to right, wearing a pendant earring of ‘grape-cluster’ form and with her hair tied in a knot at the top of her head.
Rev:- Herakles, nude but for his lionskin wrapped around his left arm, striding left, preparing to strike with his club held over his lead in his right hand; between his legs
Fig 22 is the false coin
A product of the notorious forger Constantine Christodoulou.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 1 in 1995 - example 22
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Stymphalos, Ar Stater, c. 350. (The Artemis coinage of Stymphalos)120 viewsObv:- Laureate head of Artemis to right, wearing a pendant earring of ‘grape-cluster’ form and with her hair tied in a knot at the top of her head.
Rev:- Herakles, nude but for his lionskin wrapped around his left arm, striding left, preparing to strike with his club held over his lead in his right hand; between his legs
BMC 6 var. Gulbenkian 560 = Jameson 1267
Sold as genuine on ebay April 2008
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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STYMPHALOS c.365 BC67 viewsAR Stater, 12.483 g.
Obv. Laur. head of Artemis Stimphalia r.
Rev.: STIMFALIWN, Naked Herakles striding l., brandishing club and holding lion’s skin and bow; SO between legs.
Cast, fake patina.Ilya Prokopov
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