Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Hellenistic Period
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Alexander the Great, AV 1/4 Stater104 viewsObv:- Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev:- Thunderbolt, bow and club
Fig 4 is the false coin - 2.13g
A modern product from Bulgaria
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 17, No. 2 in 1992 - Example 4
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, drachm156 viewshead of Heracles wearing lionskin headdress right / Zeus on throne left
sold as authentic by 'bulshop555' on eBay (January 2008)
submitted by areichareich
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Alexander the Great, drachm130 viewsObv:- head of Heracles wearing lionskin headdress right
Rev:- Zeus on throne left
Sold as a replica on ebay December 2008maridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, drachm117 viewsObv:- head of Heracles wearing lionskin headdress right
Rev:- Zeus on throne left
Sold as a replica on ebay December 2008maridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, Drachm, Identical Dies43 views2 fake drachms of Alexander the Great with identical dies sold by the NFS 'ancientground'
The dies for these coins are the same, with identical wear and casting pearls on each, although the second coin is sold as a fouree.
The first one apparently weighs 4.08g and is 17mm in diameter.
The second one apparently weighs 3.81g and is also 17mm in diameter.
The seller also notes;
Authentic: 100% (although I can't see how a coin could be 50% real or 90% fake). The same seller has sold at least 4 of the same copies in less than one year. Harry G
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Alexander the Great, Fake Drachm335 viewsID from forum member
"This fake Alexander drachm as been sold repeatedly as authentic on eBay by a number of different sellers. It appears to be a Bulgarian School forgery. Sometimes this piece has a COPY countermark on the edge and is sold as a replica. Apparently the Bulgarian workshop responsible for it sells it both ways ... to meet the needs of different markets, it seems. The piece you point to appears to be a cast of one of the pressed copies made in Bulgaria."
Currently selling on ebay by seller ID javeedpersia, titled "Greek Macedonian Kingdom Alexander The Great AR Drachm"mwilson603
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Alexander the Great, gold stater218 viewsAV stater
Obv:- Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev:- Nike
17mm
Sold on ebay February 2008 as a 24 kt gold cast reproduction.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, silver decadrachm, Babylon120 viewsObv:- Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress
Rev:- AΛEΞANΔPOY down right field, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre. Monogram over M under the throne.
Fig 1 is the false coin
Cast counterfeit. Note the mistaken monogram beneath the throne.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1986 - example 1
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm159 viewsAR tetradrachm
Obv:- Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress
Rev:- BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
ΠPO Monogram over helmet in left field, HPA monogram under seat
I strongly suspect that this is a modern cast fake. It was being sold amongst a whole host of other published and known fakes. I cannot find a matching example but wanted to log the coin anyway.
Sold on ebay May 2009maridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm105 viewsAlexander the Great, silver tetradrachm
AR tetradrachm, Messambria Thrace
Obv:- Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress
Rev:- BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
Helmet in left field, monogram ? under seat
Confirmed a cast fake by an identical duplicate.
Sold on ebay May 2009maridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm in Gold148 viewsAR tetradrachm in gold (Double Stater)
Obv:- Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress
Rev:- AΛEΞANΔPOY down right field, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, Tripod in left field
Fig 4 is the false coin - ca. 17g
Reminiscent of the Babylon mint, the Tripod does not occur from that mint though.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 1 in 1993 - example 4
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Alexander The Great, Tetradrachm 135 viewsObv: Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress.
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre.
sold as a copy on ebay.Vitruvius
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Alexander the Great, Tetradrachm, Memphis Mint39 viewsAlexander III of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Memphis Obv: Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand, rose left
From this thread: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=112729
"the style is so crude and the Memphis tetradrachms are famous for their artistic merit and their extraordinary good style".
The reverse of the fake Memphis tetradrachm is too flat (should be more concave) and the small flan cracks on the Memphis fake tetradrachm are indicating pressing.
So imho a pressed fake of modern dies.
Authentic :
http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.3971
EB
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Alexander the Molossian, in Tarentum 334-33124 viewsAlexander the Molossian
Gold stater, minted in Tarentum 334-331
Bearded, laureate head of Zeus r. / ALEXANDROU - TOU NEOPTOLEMOU Thunderbolt, star below.
Photo courtesy Powerhouse Museum, N19227 Coin Replica
persistent URL: http://from.ph/301087
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Alexander, tetradrachm 107 viewsCast fake from a struck Slavey fake coin.
I.ProkopovIlya Prokopov
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Alexandria Troas, silver tetradrachm262 viewsAR tetradrachm, 2nd - 1st century BC
Laureate head of Apollo left / AΠOΛΛΩNOΣ IMIΘEΩ&Sigma, Apollo Smintheos standing right, holding phiale in right hand, bow and arrow in left; in exg, AΛEΞANΔPEΩN ΛYΣAΓOPOY; date in inner right field, monogram innner left field
Sear 4025
Sold by antika99 on German Ebay in Sept. 2005 for 56 Euro.
submitted by rupertRupert
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Alexandria Troas, silver tetradrachm118 viewsAR tetradrachm, 2nd - 1st century BC
Obv:- Laureate head of Apollo left
Rev:- AΠOΛΛΩNOΣ IMIΘEΩ&Sigma, Apollo Smintheos standing right, holding phiale in right hand, bow and arrow in left; in exg, AΛEΞANΔPEΩN ΛYΣAΓOPOY; date in inner right field, monogram innner left field
Sear 4025
Base metal.
This is a published fake. It is number 6 on Plate 24 in the The American Numismatic Society, Museum Notes 30 in an article called Myrina and Related Forgeries. It is from Alexandria Troas, with the head of Apollo left and Apollo Smintheus standing right. The listed forgery is in silver, but the coin in this topic is an exact match to the one illustrated on the plate.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Alexandria, Troas - Tetradrachm circa 171145 viewsObv:- Laureate head of Apollo l.
Rev:- APOΛΛONOΣ - ΣMIΘEΩΣ, Apollo Smintheus standing r., chlamys over l. shoulder, holding patera in r. hand and armed bow in l.; in inner l. field, two monograms. PΛH in right field. In exergue, AΛEΞAN.
A modern fake. Sold on ebay April 2008 making a final price of US $535.00 .
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Alexandria, Troas - Tetradrachm circa 171 20 viewsObv:- Laureate head of Apollo r.
Rev:- APOΛΛONOΣ - ΣMIΘEΩΣ, Apollo Smintheus standing r., chlamys over l. shoulder, holding patera in r. hand and armed bow in l.; in inner l. field, two monograms. Date: PΛH in right field. In exergue, AΛEΞAN.
Presented in topic: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=110326.msg673221;topicseen#msg673221Pekka K
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Alexandria, Troas - Tetradrachm circa 17130 viewsObv:- Laureate head of Apollo l.
Rev:- APOΛΛONOΣ - ΣMIΘEΩΣ, Apollo Smintheus standing r., chlamys over l. shoulder, holding patera in r. hand and armed bow in l.; in inner l. field, two monograms. PΛH in right field. In exergue, AΛEΞAN.
Presented in topic: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=116779.0Arados
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Amastris. Circa 285-250 BC - PAPHLAGONIA109 viewsAR Didrachm
Obv:- Head of Amastris right, wearing Persian headdress with wreath and star
Rev:- ΑΜΑΣΤΡΙEΟN , Aphrodite seated left, wearing polos, cradling scepter in left arm, and holding in right hand Nike, who crowns her with wreath; rose bud to left.
Sold as "I think it might be a copy" on ebay April 2008.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Amastris. Circa 285-250 BC - PAPHLAGONIA111 viewsAR Didrachm
Obv:- Head of Amastris right, wearing Persian headdress with wreath and star
Rev:- AMASTRIEWN, Aphrodite seated left, wearing polos, cradling scepter in left arm, and holding in right hand Nike, who crowns her with wreath; rose bud to left.
Sold as a replica on ebay August 2008.maridvnvm
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