Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Archaic and Classical
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link102 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
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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link78 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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Lycia, Dynasts of. Mithrapata. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die links76 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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Lycia, Dynasts of. Perikles. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link73 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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Lycia, Dynasts of. Perikles. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link63 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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Lycia, Dynasts of. Perikles. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link68 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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Lycia, Dynasts of. Perikles. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link62 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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Lycia, Dynasts of. Perikles. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link60 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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Lycia, Dynasts of. Perikles. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater - Die link63 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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Lycia, Dynasts. Circa 380-375 BC. AR Stater62 viewsObv:- Facing lion's scalp
Rev:- ‘Perikle’ in Lycian to left, ‘Antiphellos’ in Lycian to right, warrior, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, in fighting attitude right, holding sword aloft in right hand, shield on left arm; triskelis in right field, all within shallow incuse square.
Fig 13 is the false coin - 9.67g. N. Circ. Jan 1962, p. 5
A cute concoction combining types of two different dynasts.
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 13
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Lycia, uncertain dinast, Phellus40 viewsAr Tetrobol, g 3,00.
Obv: -Head of Artemis right. Rev: -Triskeles. Owl in center.
Sold on ebay in many specimens as extremely rare. rorey36
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LYDIA Alyattes Kroisos 610-546 BC 1/3 stater trite76 viewsLYDIA Alyattes Kroisos 610-546 BC 1/3 stater trite
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes to Kroisos. Circa 610-546 BC. EL Trite – 1/3 Stater (13mm, 4.74 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two square punches. Weidauer group XVI, 86-9; Elektron I 70; SNG von Aulock 2868; SNG Kayhan 1013; Rosen 655-6; Traité I 44. Electron gold.
Joe Sermarini
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Lydia Sardes34 viewsSellers desc:
Lydian kingdom, king Alyattes (ca. 610-561 BC). Sardes mint.
Hand struck replica coin.
In diameter: 14.5mm.
Obv: Head of lion to right, mouth open, mane bristling, and radiate globule above eye
Rev: Two square punches of different size side by sideSRukke
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Lydia, Av stater124 viewsObv:- Foreparts of lion right and bull left, face to face
Rev:- oblong incuse punch with irregular surface
Fig 1 is the false coin - 10.77g
Fig 3 is genuine - SNG von Aulock 8211
Struck from modern dies. The gold is yellow, the obverse field slightly concave (it is often a little roof-shaped on genuine specimens). Crude style. The reverse of this example is impossible since genuine Lydian staters have two separate incuse squares, which form a rectangle while the reverses of these counterfeits are struck with a single punch.
There are two examples here of the heavy and the light Lydian staters but they come from the same obverse die.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 2 in 1989 - example 1
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Lydia, Av stater113 viewsObv:- Foreparts of lion right and bull left, face to face
Rev:- oblong incuse punch with irregular surface
Fig 2 is the false coin - 8.71g
Fig 3 is genuine - SNG von Aulock 8211
Struck from modern dies. The gold is yellow, the obverse field slightly concave (it is often a little roof-shaped on genuine specimens). Crude style.
There are two examples here of the heavy and the light Lydian staters but they come from the same obverse die.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 2 in 1989 - example 2
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Lydia, Av stater - die link125 viewsObv:- Foreparts of lion right and bull left, face to face
Rev:- oblong incuse punch with irregular surface
Matching obverse dies.
Struck from modern dies. The gold is yellow, the obverse field slightly concave (it is often a little roof-shaped on genuine specimens). Crude style. The reverse of this example is impossible since genuine Lydian staters have two separate incuse squares, which form a rectangle while the reverses of these counterfeits are struck with a single punch.
These examples are of the heavy and the light Lydian staters but they come from the same obverse die.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 2 in 1989 - example 1 and 2
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Lydia, AV Twelfth stater160 viewsObv:- Foreparts of lion right and bull left, face to face
Rev:- Incuse square with irregular surface
Fig 5a is the false coin - 1.04g.
Fig 5b is genuine - a sixth stater of the same type.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 2 in 1995 - example 5a
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Lydia, before Croesus, early 6th century B.C., Hecte81 viewsObv:- Head of lion left
Rev:- incuse square
Fig 7a is the false coin - 1.87g
The die cutting is careless, the electrum very yellow and the weight doesn't make any sense.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 19, No. 1 in 1994 - example 7a
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Lydia, before Croesus, early 6th century B.C., Hecte85 viewsObv:- Head of lion right
Rev:- incuse square
Fig 7b is the false coin - 1.13g
The die cutting is careless, the electrum very yellow and the weight doesn't make any sense.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 19, No. 1 in 1994 - example 7b
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Lydia, Croesus, 561 -564 BC AV 1/12 stater7 viewsLydia, Croesus, 561 -564 BC AV 1/12 stater
Condemned by NGCKath D2
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Lydia, Electrum Third stater147 viewsObv:- Head of lion right; protuberance on forehead
Rev:- Two incuse squares forming a rectangle
Fig 4a is the false coin
Fig 4b is genuine
Lion's head too schematic, metal too brown, incuse squares too round.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 1 in 1995 - example 4a
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Lydia, Electrum Third stater97 viewsObv:- Head of lion right; protuberance on forehead
Rev:- Two incuse squares forming a rectangle
Fig 1a is the false coin - 4.71g
Fig 1c is genuine - 4.77g
The electrum is so reddish that it appears to be gold. The style is unconvincing and the fields too flat.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 1 in 1997 - example 1a
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Lydia, Electrum Third stater98 viewsObv:- Head of lion right; protuberance on forehead
Rev:- Two incuse squares forming a rectangle
Fig 1b is the false coin - 4.72g
Fig 1c is genuine - 4.77g
The electrum is so reddish that it appears to be gold. The style is unconvincing and the fields too flat.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 1 in 1997 - example 1b
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Lydia, gold stater296 viewsAV stater, c. 546-510 BC: made of other metal and then painted, plated, or anodized to gold colour
Under Persian Rule, Sear 3423
Foreparts of lion right and bull left, face to face / oblong punch divided into two squares
Sold as under Kroisos: stlye is not genuine and more closely resembles Persian rule period. The forgery dies producing these coins were found available on internet.
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