Fake Ancient Greek Coins: Hellenistic Period
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Ptolemy V47 viewsDraped bust of Ptolemy V right. / Eagle left, SI below. Svoronos 1294. The weight of 16.69g is impossible for a tetradrachm of this type, which should weigh 14.2g. This coin had been in another auction in 2005.Matt Kreuzer
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes40 viewsPtolemy V, AR tetradrachm (14.27g) Tyre Mint, Svoronos 1297. A deceptive fake from dies noted in the Bulletin on Counterfeits.Matt Kreuzer
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes28 viewsPTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. 204-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm
Obv : Draped bust of Ptolemy V right.
Rev : BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; SI below.
Svoronos 1294.
Din X : "The weight of 16.69g is impossible for a tetradrachm of this type, which should weigh 14.2g. This coin had been in another auction in 2005."
Modern fake, coin withdrawn in auction 2016Martin B4
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Ptolemy V Tetradrachm Tyre36 viewsAn ugly fake..
..in ebay auction concluding 01/06/2017 by mram-0.
Decription given by seller:
"Silvar Greek Roman coins
The picture quite clear for the silvar coins what I listed
The coins I don't know nothing about it he's been passed to me from Grandad ... good luck and please look my item thank you
And please don't ask me for more details because I don't know I'm not dealers thank you very much and good luck whatever it will sell it will go to Grandma"Cloudcuckoo
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Ptolemy V, Av Octodrachm61 viewsObv:- Radiate and diademed bust of the deified Ptolemy III to right, wearing aegis and with trident over his left shoulder.
Rev:- Radiate cornucopiae bound with royal diadem; below, .
This example "found in Macedonia in the 1910s". A Christodoulos coin.
Pozzi 3248
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 10, No. 2 in 1985 - Examples 1
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Ptolemy V, Tetradrachm, Sidon Mint132 viewsPtolemy V, AR tetradrachm (16.7g) Diademed and draped bust right. / Eagle left on thunderbolt, SI in between legs. As Svoronos 1294 but wrong weight.Matt Kreuzer
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Ptolemy VI Philometer49 viewsPtolemy VI Philometer
Silver tetradrachm
Sold as Ptolemy I tetradrachm
11g
25.3mm
Modern cast fake sold on eBay by notorious fake seller "coinauction12" Feb 2015
mihali84
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Ptolemy VI Philometor and Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon), Ptolemaic Egypt, c. 170 - 164 B.C.123 viewsBronze triobol, Svoronos 1424, SNG Cop 306 ff., Noeske 212 ff., Hosking 75, Weiser 142 (Ptolemy V, 180 - 176 B.C.), SGCV II 7900, Alexandria mint, c. 170 - 164 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Zeus Ammon; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, two eagles standing left, side-by-side, on thunderbolt, double cornucopia left
Duplicate casts of this type were listed on eBay by the same seller at the same time. Listed as 36 mm diameter.Joe Sermarini
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Ptolemy VI., AE-26, Isis / Eagle86 viewsEgypt, Ptolemaic Kings
Ptolemäus VI, Philometer (180-145 BC.)
Bronze, Alexandria
26 mm. / 14,5 g.
Obverse:
Wreathed head of Isis right.
Reverse:
Eagle with opened wings standing left
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ / Monogram ΠΑ in left field
Compare: Svoronos 1384
Cast Fake
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Ptolemy X, Tetradrachm289 viewsEgypt, Ptolemy X Year 19 = 95/94 BC. Alexandria mint
Weight - 9g, which is too light
Deemed a cast fake.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Ptolemy XII, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Neos Dionysos, Cast Tetradrachm213 viewsPtolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy XII, Neos Dionysos, 80 - 51 B.C., Silver tetradrachm, Svoronos 1818, SNG Cop 399, VF, 13.090g, 24.8mm, 0o, Paphos mint, 50 - 49 or 47 - 46 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Ptolemy I or XII? right, wearing aegis; reverse PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed, date LG ( = Year 3) and crown of Isis left, PA right.
Cast, probably in sterling silver.Joe Sermarini
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Ptolemy XII/Cleopatra VII Silver Tetradrachm201 viewsModern reproduction of Cleopatra VII Silver Tetradrachm
mihali84
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Ptolemy XII/Cleopatra VII Silver Tetradrachm213 viewsSilver electrotype of Ptolemy XII Tetradrachmmihali84
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Punic quarter shekel (cf. BM Spain 102) 48 viewsObv: Laureate head of Melquart left
Rev: Elephant right
Silver
13.0 mm Diameter
1.29 grams
Sold by NFS Saxby's June 2014 as Julius Caesar Quinarius
Jay GT4
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Pyrrhos61 viewsAR Tetradrachm, 28 mm no weight given. One of a large group of fake coins for sale on Ebay in september 2011 by 123elvis82. Stylistically they were all wrong. No guarantee of authenticity by seller. SRukke
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Pyrrhos and Attalos Hybrid, Pergamon42 viewsObverse: Head of Zeus, looking left.
Reverse: Athena enthroned crowning FILETAIROU & resting left arm on shield, * to left, F below arm, bow behind.
A hybrid with the obverse of a Pyrrhos tetradrachm and a reverse from Attalos I or II, dedicated to Philetaerus.Manuel
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Pyrrhos, 297-272 BC130 viewsAR Octobol
Obv:- Wreathed head of Persephone right
Rev:- BAΣIΛEΩΣ, ΠYPPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing left, E in right field
Sold as a reproduction on ebay July 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Pyrrhos, Plated tetradrachm168 viewsThese plated Greek "reproductions" were being sold by Siam12 on German and US eBay. The listings clearly state that the coins are plated copies, but the coins themselves are not marked as such.
Can anyone please add additional attributes in the comments section? Thank you!Vitruvius
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Pyrrhos, silver157 viewsObv:- Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet to right
Rev:- PYRROY - BASILEWS Victory advancing to l. holding wreath and thyrsos
Ref:- Hill 56
A copy made by Becker circa 1830.
Sold on ebay July 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Pyrrhos, silver tetradrachm123 viewsAR Tetradrachm
BRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Under Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros
Obv:- Head of Zeus Dodonaios left, wreathed by oak
Rev:- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ either side of Dione enthroned holding scepter in right hand, raising veil with left
Sold as a reproduction on ebay August 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Pyrrhos, silver tetradrachm96 viewsAR Tetradrachm
BRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Under Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros
Obv:- Head of Zeus Dodonaios left, wreathed by oak
Rev:- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ either side of Dione enthroned holding scepter in right hand, raising veil with left
Sold on Ebay as a replica April 2008.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Pyrrhos, silver tetradrachm104 viewsObv:- Head of Zeus Dodonaios wreathed by oak, Thunderbolt behind.
Rev:- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ either side of Dione enthroned holding scepter, in ex. A.
295 - 272 BC.
Sold as genuine on ebay April 2008
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Pyrrhos, silver tetradrachm123 viewsAR Tetradrachm
BRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Under Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros
Obv:- Head of Zeus Dodonaios left, wreathed by oak
Rev:- BASILEOS PYRROY; either side of Dione enthroned holding scepter in right hand, raising veil with left
Sold as a replica on ebay August 2008maridvnvm
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Pyrrhos, silver tetradrachm107 viewsBRUTTIUM, Lokroi Epizephyrioi. Under Pyrrhos, King of Epeiros
Obv:- Head of Zeus Dodonaios left, wreathed by oak
Rev:- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ either side of Dione enthroned holding scepter in right hand, raising veil with left
Fig 3a is the false coin - 14.65g
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 17, No. 2 in 1992 - Example 3a
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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