Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Archaic and Classical
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Aigina, Aegina, silver drachm337 viewsAR drachm, 404-340 BC
Obv: Land tortoise, head turned, seen from above. A to left, I to right.
Rev: Rev: "Skew" patterned incuse square with A - IΓΙ in two upper divisions and dolphin in lower rectangular division
Date: After 404 BC
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 524; Sear 2606
Sold as a replica on ebay August 2008maridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver drachm, tourist fake630 viewsAR drachm-sized, 16mm
Purchaced while visiting Greece 2001
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Aigina, Aegina, silver drachm/stater465 views' TURTLE TYPE GREEK SILVER STATER (AEGINA) 465BC - 413BC. 999 silver. Replica.
OBVERSE: Land-tortoise.The structure of the shell-plates are clearly designed. Letters Α - I either side of the tortoise
REVERSE: Shallow incuse square of the conventional pattern. Dividing bands usually thinner than on the older coins; The letters A & IΓ (standing for Aegina - ΑΙΓΙΝΑ) are clearly depicted along with the dolphin in the divisions of the square
DATE: 465BC – 413BC
Mixture of stater Sear 2604 (rev), and drachm Sear 2606 (obv with A-I in fields), and sold at ~stater weight and diameter
SPECIFICATIONS: Diameter: 2.30cm - Weight: 12.50gr - Material: Silver .999'areich
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Aigina, Aegina, silver half stater207 viewsAR Half stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 11 is the false coin - 5.72g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 11
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver half stater202 viewsAR Half stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 12 is the false coin - 5.74g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 12
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver half stater142 viewsAR half stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 13 is the false coin - 5.84g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 13
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver obol134 viewsObv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 1a is the false coin - 1.24g
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 2 in 1997 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver obol105 viewsObv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 1b is the false coin - 1.01g
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 2 in 1997 - example 1b
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver Quarter stater149 viewsAR Quarter stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 14 is the false coin - 3.02g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 14
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater949 viewsAR stater, 404-340 BC
Obv: Land tortoise, head turned, seen from above
Rev: Rev: "Skew" patterned incuse square with A - IΓΙ in two upper divisions and dolphin in lower rectangular division
Date: After 404 BC
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 524; Sear 2604
Toronto Group forgery
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater1438 viewsAR stater, 480 - 456 BC
Smooth-shelled turtle, with row of dots down the middle and across top of shell, in the form of a'T'. / Large incuse square, of 'skew' pattern, divided by strait lines into five compartments.
Sear 2594
For sale on eBay 11/13/2004 by Toronto Group, ID priapuslarge.
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater419 viewsObv:- Sea turtle with row of dots down the middle of shell
Rev:- quadripartite incuse square
Date: Circa 530-510 BC
Ref: Sear 1848
Comments by Rupert:-
"Certainly a cast fake, wrong style, wrong texture, totally wrong incusum, those of Aigina look completely different. Incusa of this style do exist, I think in Asia Minor, but not in Aigina."
Submitted to Forum for verification in March 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater656 views510-490 B.C., 11.40 gm, Dangerous Cast Fake
Two different ebay sellers, one in China, one in NY but Chinese. The buyer of one of these coins reports: Note that the tortoise is offset identically, and the small chip at the 5:00 position on both coins. Also, the flan shape is also identical. These 2 coins are identical in every way, proving that they are cast fakes made from the same mold. My coin weighs 11.5gm. I must admit that this coin is a very high quality forgery, as it doesn't show the usual obvious casting pits or blisters and even shows what appears to be the stretch marks made when struck in a set of dies on the tortoise side. Also, the edge doesn't show any signs of being cast. Joe Sermarini
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater325 viewsAR stater, 480 - 456 BC
Obv:- Smooth-shelled turtle, with row of dots down the middle of shell
Rev:- Large incuse square, of 'skew' pattern, divided by strait lines into five compartments
Sold in December 2006 on Ebay as a . 999 silver exact copy
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater307 viewsObv: Land tortoise with segmented shell
Rev: Large skew pattern with five incuse sections.
Date: Circa 456-431 BC
Sold in December 2006 on Ebay as a . 999 silver exact copy
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater168 viewsAR stater, 480 - 456 BC
Obv:- Turtle
Rev:- Large incuse square, of 'skew' pattern, divided by strait lines into five compartments.
Modern style
Sold as genuine on ebay May 2009
maridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater160 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, of 'Union Jack type' pattern
Fig 1 is the false coin - 12.21g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 1
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater169 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, of 'Union Jack type' pattern
Fig 2 is the false coin - 11.90g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 2
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater147 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, of 'Union Jack type' pattern
Fig 3 is the false coin - 11.82g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 3
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater156 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 4 is the false coin - 11.96g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 4
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater120 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 5 is the false coin - 11.78g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 5
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater130 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 6 is the false coin - 11.76g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 6
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater116 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 7 is the false coin - 11.69g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 7
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater121 viewsAR stater, 520 - 450 BC
Obv:- Turtle seen from above
Rev:- Large incuse square, divided into five compartments
Fig 8 is the false coin - 11.57g
Part of a group offered to the Credit Bank in Athens as a hoard. When seen one at a time they probably wouldn't arouse suspiscion at first. Their uniform appearance, however, despite the fact that they range from ca 520 BC to ca 450 BC, give them away. It is interesting to note that they are all from different dies.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 8
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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