Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Hellenistic Period
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Mithradates the Great, Eupator, Mithradates VI, Pontic, gold124 viewsKINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI.
Obv:- Diademed head right, hair tousled and flowing freely
Rev:- BASILEWS MIQRADATOU EUPATOROS, stag grazing left; pellet below, star and crescent to left, (date letter ) and monogram to right; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit.
AV Stater from the Pergamon mint. 120-63 BC.
Sold as a reproduction on ebay August 2008.maridvnvm
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Mithradates the Great, Tetradrachm97 viewsKINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI, Eupator,
Ar Tetradrachm
Obv: Diademed head right, hair tousled and flowing freely
Rev: BASILEWS MIQRADATOU EUPATOROS, stag grazing left; pellet below, star and crescent to left, (date letter ) and monogram to right; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit.
Offered as "Mithradates stater the Great - REPRO. pure silver" on Ebay (Spain)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Mithradates VI87 viewsSelling on Rbay as a repro, Jan 2012
KINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI.
Obv:- Diademed head right, hair tousled and flowing freely
Rev:- BASILEWS MIQRADATOU EUPATOROS, stag grazing left; pellet below, star and crescent to left, (date letter ) and monogram to right; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit.
AV Stater from the Pergamon mint. 120-63 BC.
REPRO. pure silverSRukke
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Mithradates VI Eupator, Kings of Pontos. 24 viewsKINGS of PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator. Circa 120-63 BC.
AV Stater 8,27g
Diademed head right / Pegasos grazing left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ above, MIΘPAΔATOY/EYΠATOPOΣ in two lines below
Sold as replica on september 2013
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Mithridates II, 123-88 BC - Parthian320 viewsAR drachm, 19mm, 3.11g
Parthian, Mithridates II, silver drachm, Sellwood 26.1, cast, 3.11 g, 19 mm, Identified by Forvm member Robert Brenchley.
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Mithridates II, 123-88 BC - Parthian216 viewsits fake cause i bought a coin from him months ago and evry week he sells the same coin and the picture is the same coni ea time for months and the sides are obviously fake too
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Modern fake, AE of AR tetradrachm, Ptolemy I as Satrap, in name of Alexander III18 viewsModern copper or bronze copy of:
Ptolemy I Soter as satrap. AR tetradrachm, Alexandria, 323-305 BC, struck ca 310-306 BC. 15.66 g.
Head of Alexander right, wearing elephant’s skin headdress. ALEXANDROY, Athena Promachos walking right, brandishing
spear and holding a shield on left arm, FH monogram to left,
EK monogram to right, eagle standing right on a thunderbolt
at foot right.
Svoronos 139; SNG Cop 23.
Sent to wildwinds for identification, Aug. 2021. No weight or size given, only that the owner believed it to be 2000 years old.
Very likely a souvenir from Egypt.helvetica
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Molon, Av Stater, 221-220 BC.65 viewsObv:- Bearded head of Zeus right
Rev:- Apollo nude right with lyre
Fig 3 is the false coin
An attractive invention. Only bronze coins are known of him though there is some speculation that he may have produced silver coins (Newell ESM).
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1986 - example 3
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Mostid Tetradrachm60 viewsSelling on Ebay as a copy, 2011
MOSTID , GREEK COIN , TETRADRACHM , COPY ,
COPPER + SILVER
22 gr. , 35 mm. - diameterSRukke
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Mostis, second century BC - Thracian King246 viewsAR tetradrachm
Cast tin/lead, 35.5g, 33 mm. Legend: BASILLIAS MOSTIDOS ETHOS Sold on Ebay as a copy, hand made, no 2 alike, no stamp to denote copy.
Sear 1728Joe Sermarini
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Mostis, second century BC - Thracian King80 viewsAR tetradrachm
Obv:- Bust right
Rev:- :- BAΣIΛEΩΣ MOΣTIDOΣ .... ETOYEΛA, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against her right side
Sear 1728
Modern replica.
Sold as original on ebay March 2009maridvnvm
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Mostis, second century BC - Thracian King104 viewsAR tetradrachm
Obv:- Bust right
Rev:- :- BAΣIΛEΩΣ MOΣTIDOΣ EΠIΣAΔAΛOY ETOYΣIΓ, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against her right side
Sear 1728
Modern replica.
Sold without warranty amongst several other known fakes on ebay March 2009maridvnvm
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Mostis, Thrace Late 2-1 BC.102 viewsAR Tetradrachm
Obv. Head with Diadem r.
Rev. BASILEWS MOSTIDWS. Athena Nikephoros enthroned l., holding Nike.
Cast, “Dimitrovgrad Studio”.Ilya Prokopov
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Myrina106 viewsMyrina, Modern replica of AR Tetradrachm. 30mm, 14.3g (genuine=16.5g), 2nd century BC
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo of Grynion right, 3 loose braids
Rev: MURINAIWN to left of Apollo of Grynion standing right, holding a phiale and laurel-branch with fillets; omphalos and amphora at feet; PA monogram in left field. Stamped (CL) on rim. Sear 4216 (Note: The genuine coin has the reverse within a laurel wreath).
Bought from a dealer in Munich as part of one lot of replicas.helvetica
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Myrina, Aeolis. AR Tetradrachm12 viewsMyrina, Aeolis. AR Tetradrachm. MODERN FORGERY.
Copying an issue from ca 155–145 BC.
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right, hair in three braids,
Rev: MYRINAIWN downwards to left of Apollo of Gryneium,
laureate and with long, draped loins, standing right,
holding patera and filleted branch, omphalos and amphora at
foot right, DYoI monogram in left field, all within laurel
wreath.
Copying Sacks 24; Paris H2096; De Luynes 2532
IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 8 Fig 2
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more of these fakes:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=131298.0Neko B
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Myrina, silver tetradrachm645 viewsAR tetradrachm, second century BC
cast
Laureate head of Apollo of Grynion right / Apollo of Grynion standing holding a phiale and laurel-branch with fillets; omphalos and amphora at feet; monogram and the word ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ (Myrina) all within laurel-wreath
Sear 4216
For sale on eBay 11/13/2004 by Toronto Group, ID priapuslarge.
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Myrina, silver tetradrachm761 viewsAR tetradrachm, 30mm, 16.5g, 2nd century BC
cast
Laureate head of Apollo of Grynion right / Apollo of Grynion standing holding a phiale and laurel-branch with fillets; omphalos and amphora at feet; monogram and the word ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ (Myrina) all within laurel-wreath
Sear 4216
1/12/05 Private Auction Listing
Ebay Seller ID = shilajit
IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No. 1/2 1980 Page 8 Fig 2
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Very flat fields; face on reverse figure; lack of wear; perfectly symmetrical planchet; and fishy private auction Ebay listing are dead giveaways. Avoid like the plague...
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Myrina, silver tetradrachm127 viewsAR tetradrachm, 30mm, 16.5g, 2nd century BC
Obv:- Laureate head of Apollo of Grynion right
Rev:- Apollo of Grynion standing holding a phiale and laurel-branch with fillets; omphalos and amphora at feet; monogram and the word ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ (Myrina) all within laurel-wreath
Sear 4216
Sold as a copy on ebay May 2008
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Myrina, silver tetradrachm 185 viewsAR tetradrachm, 30mm, 16.5g, 2nd century BC
Obv:- Laureate head of Apollo of Grynion right
Rev:- Apollo of Grynion standing holding a phiale and laurel-branch with fillets; omphalos and amphora at feet; monogram and the word ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ (Myrina) all within laurel-wreath
Sear 4216
Sold as genuine on ebay April 2008
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Myrina, silver tetradrachm68 viewsAR tetradrachm, 31mm, weight not given, 2nd century BC
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo of Grynion right.
Rev: Apollo of Grynion standing holding a phiale and laurel-branch with fillets; omphalos and amphora at feet; monogram and the word ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ (Myrina) all within laurel-wreath.
Sear 4216.
Sold as genuine on VCoins, December 2020.
Submitted by Callimachus.Callimachus
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MYRINA. Aeolis142 viewsTetradrachm
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right
Reverse:Apollo Grynios standing right holding a branch and phiale, omphalos and amphora at his feet
15.00g and 34mm
Sold at ebay for AU $126.07 maik
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Mysia Pergamon Cistophoric Tetradrachm74 viewsSelling on Ebay as a copy, 2011.
Sellers desc:
Mysia, Pergamon 160-150 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm
Peter Rosa Replica
The term for these coins is cistophori or tetradrachm. These coins bore the "cista mystica" from which the name derives. This was the chief coinage of Asia Minor from the 2nd century B.C.
Obverse: Cista mystica with serpent; all in ivy wreath / Bow-case with serpents
Reverse: Monogram to left, race-torch (or stylis) to right
An Exact Replica of the Original
Diameter: 29 mm
Material: Silver plated pewter
This coin is stamped on the reverse with the word copy.SRukke
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Mysia, Pergamon Cistophoric Tetradrachm61 viewsSelling as a copy on ebay, 2011
Sellers desc:
Mysia, Pergamon 133 B.C. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm
Obverse: Serphent drawling from basket (cista)
Reverse: Serpents entwined around bow case
An Exact Original Replica
Diameter: 26 mm
Material: Silver plated pewter
This coin is stamped on the reverse with the word copySRukke
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Nicodemus II Tetradrachm20 viewsNicodemus II Tetradrachm. No info given with the coin.
Sold by Bulgarian NFS mangizite-2008, Jan 2014.
SRukke
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