Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Archaic and Classical
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Lucania, Thurium36 viewsLucania, Thurium circa 410-400
AR Dinomos 23,7 mm, 14,58 g
Head of Athena r., wearing Attic crested helmet decorated with Scylla scanning. / Bull butting r.; in exergue, fish
HN Italy 1803
Modern forgery from a private collection.
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Lucania, Thurium35 viewsLucania, Thurium; 4th century BC.
AE Litra or diobol
24,27g
Head of Athena l., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Scylla hurling stone. / ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting r.; in exergue, caduceus.
SNG ANS 1183. SNG Morcom 320. Historia Numorum Italy 1917
Sold as replica InAsta 45, lot 8072
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Lucania, Thurium30 viewsLucania, Thurium; 4th century BC.
AE Litra or diobol
30mm, unknown weight
Head of Athena l., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Scylla hurling stone. / ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting r.; in exergue, caduceus.
SNG ANS 1183. SNG Morcom 320. Historia Numorum Italy 1917
Sold as replica InAsta 33, lot 6500
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Lucania, Thurium, Ar Distater, about 400 B.C.130 viewsObv:- Head of Athena right, wearing helmet adorned with olive wreath
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right
Fig 1a is the false coin - 15.00g.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 2 in 1995 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lucania, Thurium, Dinomos, about 400 B.C. 140 viewsObv:- Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla r.
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting r., in exergue, fish r.
SNG ANS 965.
Sold as a reproduction on ebay January 2009maridvnvm
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Lucania, Thurium, Dinomos, about 400 B.C. 108 viewsObv:- Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla r.
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting r., in exergue, fish r.
SNG ANS 965.
Sold as a reproduction on ebay January 2009maridvnvm
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Lucania, Thurium, Distater, about 400 B.C.148 viewsObv:- Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla right
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right
Fig 2a is the false coin - 15.50g - ex French private collection.
Fig 2c is genuine - 15.86g - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 2 in 1995 - example 2a
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lucania, Thurium, Distater, about 400 B.C.139 viewsObv:- Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla right
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right
Fig 2b is the false coin - 15.52g.
Fig 2c is genuine - 15.86g - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 2 in 1995 - example 2b
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lucania, Thurium, Distater, about 400 B.C.86 viewsObv:- Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla right
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right, two fish right beneath
Fig 3a is the false coin - 15.19g
Fig 3b is genuine - 16.05g. Ars Classica 16, 1933, Lot 251
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 1 in 1997 - example 3a
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Lucania, Thurium, Distater, about 400 B.C.80 viewsObv:- Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla right
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right, two fish right beneath
Fig 4a is the false coin - 15.80g
4a and 4b from the same obverse die.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 1 in 1997 - example 4a
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Lucania, Thurium, Distater, about 400 B.C.91 viewsObv:- Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with Scylla right
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right, two fish right beneath
Fig 4b is the false coin
4a and 4b from the same obverse die. This specimen coming from a collection which predated World War II.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 1 in 1997 - example 4b
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lucania, Thurium, Double Nomos, Robert Ready Electrotype18 viewsLucania, Thurium, Double Nomos, c. 400 B.C.
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla scanning distance, griffin on neck guard
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right, fish right in exergue
24mm and 12.5 g (normal weight is >15g)
BRITISH MUSEUM. Electrotype. Copying Lucania, GPCG pl. 13, 13.
Sold on eBay as a replica. Joe Sermarini
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Lucania, Thurium, Double Nomos, Robert Ready Electrotype35 viewsLucania, Thurium, Double Nomos, c. 400 B.C.
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with Skylla scanning distance, griffin on neck guard
Rev:- ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ Bull butting right, fish right in exergue
24mm and 12.5 g (normal weight is >15g)
BRITISH MUSEUM. Electrotype. Copying Lucania, GPCG pl. 13, 13.
Edge stamped RR (for Robert Ready, electrotypist at the British Museum). Sold as RR replica by CNG. Joe Sermarini
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Lucania, Thurium. 400-350, AR Di-nomos 16.3g 29 viewsLucania, Thurium. 400-350,
AR Di-nomos 16.3g
Head of Athena r., wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Scylla scanning. / Bull butting r.; in exergue, fish.
Historia Numorum Italy 1805
Modern forgery, sold as genuine ebay on january 2013
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Lucania, Velia42 viewsLucania, Velia
23.1mm, 7.41g
Fantasy coupling of dies never listed by Williams.
Modern Slavey forgery.
Image courtesy ancients.info
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Lucania. Metapontum. c. 340 b.C. AR Stater31 viewsLucania. Metapontum. c. 340 b.C.
AR Stater, unspecified size and weight.
Veiled head of Demeter r., with triple ear-pendant and necklace. / ΜΕΤΑ; Ear of barley, leaf to l., mouse above. In upper left field, Φ.
Johnston A8.16; SNG ANS 419; SNG Lockett 412
Sold as replica, InAsta auction 26, lot 5227
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Lycia, c. 440-410 BC211 viewsSilver Stater
Obv:- Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over the visor and spiral palmette on the bowl.
Rev:- Head of Kherei to right, bearded and wearing Persian headdress tied at the back with a bow; to right, Lycian symbol.
Uncertain mint.
Sold as a reproduction on ebay August 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater87 viewsObv:- Facing lion's scalp
Rev:- Triskeles; in left field, head of Herakles facing
Fig 1 is the false coin - Trade 1988. 9.97g O-M 103
Fig A is a genuine coin - SNG von Aulock
Struck from modern dies. They show little relief and the incuse squares are shallow.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 1
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater83 viewsObv:- Facing lion's scalp
Rev:- Triskeles; in left field, head of Herakles facing
Fig 2 is the false coin - File Bank Leu
Fig A is a genuine coin - SNG von Aulock
Struck from modern dies. They show little relief and the incuse squares are shallow.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 2
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater69 viewsObv:- Forepart of roaring lion right
Rev:- Triskeles; in left field, head of Herakles facing
Fig 4 is the false coin - File Bank Leu - 9.96g. N. Circ. Jan. 1962, p. 5
Struck from modern dies. They show little relief and the incuse squares are shallow.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 4
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater90 viewsObv:- Forepart of roaring lion right
Rev:- "MITHRAPATA" in Lycian, head of Mithrapata left; triskeles behind, all within incuse square.
Fig 5 is the false coin - Trade 1988. 9.33g. O-M 51
Fig B is a genuine coin
Struck from modern dies. They show little relief and the incuse squares are shallow.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 5
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater87 viewsObv:- Forepart of roaring lion right
Rev:- "MITHRAPATA" in Lycian, head of Mithrapata left; triskeles behind, all within incuse square.
Fig 6 is the false coin - Forgery tray Bank Leu - 9.87g. Published in BoC 4/4, 1979 p. 87, 6
Fig B is a genuine coin
Struck from modern dies. They show little relief and the incuse squares are shallow.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 6
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater 62 viewsObv:- Facing lion's scalp
Rev:- Triskeles; in left field, head of Herakles facing
Modern Fake
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link74 viewsIllustrating the die links amongst a batch of Lycian staters
Struck from modern dies. They show little relief and the incuse squares are shallow.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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