Fake Celtic and Barbaric Coins
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Celtic Imitation of Thasos Tetradrachm, 1st Century BC72 viewsAR Tetradrachm, 2nd-1st c. B.C.
Obv. Head of Dionysos l., wearing ivy wreath.
Rev. Heracles standing facing, three lines of degenerated legend.
Struck.
mihali84
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Celtic Imitation of Thasos Tetradrachm, 1st Century BC90 viewsAR Tetradrachm, 2nd-1st c. B.C.
Obv. Head of Dionysos l., wearing ivy wreath.
Rev. Heracles standing facing, three lines of degenerated legend.
Struck.mihali84
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Celtic Silver drachm from Northern Italy102 viewsObv:- Head of nymph right
Rev:- "scorpion" or "wolf" shaped lion
Fig 1 is the false coin 'Insubri' - 2.64g
Addendum to the BoC Vol 18/2, 1993 published hoard.
The flans are rounder, less jagged and square as the first lots offered in 1992-1993, but stylistically there are strong divergences from genuine specimens.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 1 in 1996 - example 1
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Celtic Silver drachm from Northern Italy100 viewsObv:- Head of nymph right
Rev:- "scorpion" or "wolf" shaped lion
Fig 2 is the false coin 'Insubri' - 2.65g
Addendum to the BoC Vol 18/2, 1993 published hoard.
The flans are rounder, less jagged and square as the first lots offered in 1992-1993, but stylistically there are strong divergences from genuine specimens.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 1 in 1996 - example 2
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Celtic Silver drachm from Northern Italy108 viewsObv:- Head of nymph right
Rev:- "scorpion" or "wolf" shaped lion
Fig 3 is the false coin 'Veneti' - 2.65g
Addendum to the BoC Vol 18/2, 1993 published hoard.
The flans are rounder, less jagged and square as the first lots offered in 1992-1993, but stylistically there are strong divergences from genuine specimens.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 1 in 1996 - example 3
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Celtic Silver drachm from Northern Italy91 viewsObv:- Head of nymph right
Rev:- "scorpion" or "wolf" shaped lion
Fig 4 is the false coin 'Cisalpini' - 3.48g
Addendum to the BoC Vol 18/2, 1993 published hoard.
The flans are rounder, less jagged and square as the first lots offered in 1992-1993, but stylistically there are strong divergences from genuine specimens.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 1 in 1996 - example 4
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Celtic Silver drachm from Northern Italy92 viewsObv:- Head of nymph right
Rev:- "scorpion" or "wolf" shaped lion
Fig 5 is the false coin 'Cisalpini' - 3.61g
Addendum to the BoC Vol 18/2, 1993 published hoard.
The flans are rounder, less jagged and square as the first lots offered in 1992-1993, but stylistically there are strong divergences from genuine specimens.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 21, No. 1 in 1996 - example 5
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Celtic Silver drachms190 viewsObv:- Head of nymph with short wavy hair right
Rev:- Lion of "wolf" type walking right
Fig 1d is the false coin
Fig 1e and 1f are genuine types
These are counterfeits of the light Massalia drachm minted by the Celts of northern Italy. These seem to appear in groups of four coins with two square and two round coins, allegedly from a large hoard. They are of poor silver quality ("cleaned in some acid") and the edges are extremely sharp. The weights range from 2.3g to 2.7g
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 1d
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Celtic Silver drachms147 viewsObv:- Head of nymph with short wavy hair right
Rev:- Lion of "scorpion" type walking right
Fig 1c is the false coin
Fig 1e and 1f are genuine types
These are counterfeits of the light Massalia drachm minted by the Celts of northern Italy. These seem to appear in groups of four coins with two square and two round coins, allegedly from a large hoard. They are of poor silver quality ("cleaned in some acid") and the edges are extremely sharp. The weights range from 2.3g to 2.7g
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 1c
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Celtic Silver drachms154 viewsObv:- Head of nymph with short wavy hair right
Rev:- Lion of "scorpion" type walking right
Fig 1b is the false coin
Fig 1e and 1f are genuine types
These are counterfeits of the light Massalia drachm minted by the Celts of northern Italy. These seem to appear in groups of four coins with two square and two round coins, allegedly from a large hoard. They are of poor silver quality ("cleaned in some acid") and the edges are extremely sharp. The weights range from 2.3g to 2.7g
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 1b
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Celtic Silver drachms145 viewsObv:- Head of nymph with short wavy hair right
Rev:- Lion of "scorpion" type walking right
Fig 1a is the false coin
Fig 1e and 1f are genuine types
These are counterfeits of the light Massalia drachm minted by the Celts of northern Italy. These seem to appear in groups of four coins with two square and two round coins, allegedly from a large hoard. They are of poor silver quality ("cleaned in some acid") and the edges are extremely sharp. The weights range from 2.3g to 2.7g
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 18, No. 2 in 1993 - example 1a
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Celtic Silver Unit216 viewsReproduction of an early Celtic silver unit. The reverse shows a horse. Stamped 'R' on the coin.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Celtic Silver, drachm, Cappadocia type94 viewsObv:- Head of Artemis right
Rev:- Athena standing left as on drachms of Ariobarzanes III
Old fakes probably dating to the end of the 19th Century
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 10, No. 2 in 1985 - Examples 3
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Celtic Silver, drachm, Massalia type96 viewsObv:- Head of Artemis right
Rev:- Scorpion like lion right
Old fakes probably dating to the end of the 19th Century
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 10, No. 2 in 1985 - Examples 2
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Celtic South Ferriby 'Comb' Stater137 viewsReproduction of a Celtic gold south Ferriby 'Comb' Stater minted by the Carieltauvi Tribe. Stamped 'R' on the coin.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Celtic South Ferriby Type Gold Stater173 viewsReproduction of a gold Celtic stater minted by the Coritani tribe between 30 and 10 BCE. Stamped 'R' on the coin.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Celtic Stater29 viewsSellers desc:
Diad head of Diana rigth.
Reverse: The wild boar of Calydon rigth pierced by spear. In ex. BIATEC.
Diameter: ~ 23 mmWeight: ~ 9 g
Important: The actual item may vary slightly from the one shown!SRukke
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Celtic Stater35 viewsSellers desc:
CELTIC STATER - GALLIA -PARISII
Replica coin
3rd -2nd century B.C.
In diameter: 22.9mm
Obv. : Slylized head right.
Rev. : Crude disjoined horse galloping left. Above sail ornament beneath circle of large pellets with one central pellet.
Museum quality restrike replica coin.SRukke
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Celtic Tasciovannus Celtic Gold Stater149 viewsReproduction of a Celtic gold stater minted by Tasciovanus. Coin is stamped 'R' on the coin.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Celtic Tasciovanus Celtic Gold Stater115 viewsReproduction of a Celtic gold 'Hidden Faces' stater minted between 20 BCE and 10 CE. Stamped 'R' on the coin.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Celtic Tasciovanus Gold Stater137 viewsReproduction of a Celtic gold stater minted during the period between 20 to 10 BCE by Tasciocanus, leader of the Catuvellauni Tribe. This tribe ranged over the north Thems, Herts, and Bedfordshire and the land to the East and South. Stamped 'R' on the coin.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Celtic Tesserae Rooster / Blank38 viewsRooster l. / blank (reverse pic not available, the seller reports "blank")
On auction ebay february 2013, with description: "Seems to be a Celtic or Barbaric tesserae/coin"
This is a 1/8 Tical or Fuang coin from Cambodia that was issued from 1847 onwards. It is almost certainly genuine, as they are very common in mint state.
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Celtic, Atrebates and Regini, Verica, c. 15 - 42 A.D., Silver Minim12 viewsCeltic, Atrebates and Regini, Verica, c. 15 - 42 A.D., Silver Minim
Silver minim, SCBC 145, Van Arsdell 486, Cottam ABC 1295, VF, Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester, UK) mint, weight 1.194g, maximum diameter 9.9mm, c. 15 - 42 A.D.; obverse cross with central pellet, pellets in angles, all within pelleted border; reverse trident
Condemned as a modern forgery by NGC.Joe Sermarini
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Celtic, Gold 1/8 stater83 viewsObv:- Sun-shaped ornament
Rev:- Ornament
For obverse see Paulsen 547 ff. (there the rev.)
Fig 9 is the false coin
Struck, yellow gold.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 9
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