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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Becker, Hill 9627 viewsIONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Becker, Hill 96
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Julia Mamaea156 viewsDrastic tooling. Terrible !
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Julian II AE1 - RIC Cyzicus 127 Tooled631 viewsObv: D N FL CL IVLI ANVS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVB, Bull, two stars above
CYZB in exe.
Ref: RIC Cyzicus 127
An example of tooling from NUMIS18 on eBay, a renowned seller of tooled coins.maridvnvm
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Julian II Follis of Heraclea20 viewsVery badly tooled obverse*Alex
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Lucilla, AE Sestertius, RIC 1742580 viewsObv: LVCILLA AVG ANTONINI AVG [F], draped bust right
Rev: HILARTAS S-C, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae
Ref: RIC 1742, Cohen 31, BMC 1147
Heavily tooled.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Lucius Verus Dupondius, Tooled, RIC 130683 viewsObverse: IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, radiate bust right, draped far shoulder.
Reverse: PROV DEOR TR P COS II S-C, Providentia standing left holding celestial globe, decorated with zodiac belt, and cornucopiae.
References: Cohen 151, RIC 1306.
Heavily tooled.Manuel
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Lydia Stater427 viewsLYDIA, Kings of. Time of Kroisos. Circa 561-546 BC. AR Stater (Double Siglos) (9.82 gm). Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Double incuse punch. Rosen 662; SNG Copenhagen 455; SNG von Aulock 2873. Fine, some surface corrosion, details lightly tooled.Vitruvius
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Macedon, Philippoi, Becker, Hill 4115 viewsMacedon, Philippoi, Becker, Hill 41
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machine171 viewsCast Roman bronze coin covered with green-brown artificial patina.The surface is processed (Ñ‚hinned, scraping) by machine. The aim is to obtain a higher relief. After machining, once again covered with an artificial patina. Ilya Prokopov
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Marc Antony and Octavian, Denarius, RSC 8524 viewsObv: M ANT IMP AVG III VIR R P C M BARBAT Q P
Bust: Bare head of Antony right.
Rev: CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C
Bust: Bare head of Octavian right
Mint: Ephesus Date: Spring - Summer 41 BC.
Ref: RSC 8, Syd 1181, Cr517/2
The coin appears to have been created by someone without a good reference and is completely fake. This was an authentic coin however, the jewelry tooled and carved in the details without a good reference. The original coin portraits are not smiling, as on this altered version, although both Mark Antony and Octavian do look rather pleased with themselves.
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Nero Aureus, RIC 76, Tooled101 viewsThe picture on top is from 2006 (estimated at 2000 Eur.), the other one from 2008 (estimated at 2200 Eur.). 1st: 7,52 g. 2nd: 7,51 g.Manuel
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Nero Æ Sestertius/ Triumphal Arch623 viewsTooledEX.NVMMIS
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Nerva Sestertius, Tooled, RIC 93119 viewsObverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, laureate head right.
Reverse: VEHICVLATIONE ITALIAE REMISSA, SC in ex, two mules grazing in opposite directions; behind, pole, harness, & just visible wheels of upturned cart.
References: RIC 93, Cohen 143, BMC 119.
31 mm, 29.18 g, 6h.
Heavily tooled and smoothed. The original, on top, was sold by NAC, May 2013 (weighing 29.27 g). Tooled version was sold at CNG, September 2014, as heavily tooled and repatinated.Manuel
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Not Tooled - This coin is genuine and is not tooled.1210 viewsThis coin was erroneously identified as tooled on another discussion list. Here is a comment from Curtis Clay: "The untouched state of the coin is self-evident, but if you want it in concrete, you can compare the obv. to three other VF coins from the same obv. die, and all identical with yours in every detail, in Blancon List 41, 2003, 906-8. The same tooler, tooling all four in identical manner, I suppose?" The point of posting here is to point out that what might appear to be tooling for one type may be normal for another type. Before assuming a coin is tooled it should be compared with others of the same type (from the same dies if possible).
Joe Sermarini
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Octavian & Divus Julius Dupondius, Tooled, RPC 620100 viewsObverse: CAESAR DIVI F, bare head of Octavian right.
Reverse: DIVOS IVLIVS, wreathed head of Caesar right.
References: RPC 620, Cr535/1, Syd 1335.
Signs of tooling (e.g. Caesar's laurel wreath) and smoothing; crack under Octavian's neck has been filled. Original from Varesi 56. Reworked coin sold at European auction house as having "exceptional preservation".Manuel
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Philip II, Lampsacus228 viewsAE Medallion
Obv. AVT M IOVLIOC FILIPPOC, Laur. bust r.
Rev. EPI .. / STRA / AVR / MARKOV // LANPSAKH / NWN, six colume temple.
Tooled, fake patina
Ilya Prokopov
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Republican tooled AS133 viewsHeavily and ugly tooled, carried out by a person without any knowledge
Offered on Ebay (Spain)
Dec/2011mdelvalle
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Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius As Tooled442 viewsRoman Empire, Marcus Aurelius, 161 - 180 AD. AE-As. Rome Mint. Rx./ Minerva advancing rt. To quote the ebay seller "VF with smoothing and recut hair and other tooled features. Someone spent a lot of time on this"mix_val
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Sabina380 viewsAnother brutal case of tooling.
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Sabina Dupondius or As584 viewsSold on German Ebay by seller rommuenze along with several other tooled coins in August / September 2005. This coin was sold for 162€!
submitted by RupertRupert
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Sabina tooled sestertius353 viewsThis purports to be a sestertius of Diva Sabina.
Obverse: DIVA AVGVSTA SABINA. Veiled, diademed, draped bust of Sabina R.
Reverse: PACI PERP around altar, SC below, all surrounded by a laurel wreath.
26mm, 10.0 grammes.
However, it is so extensively tooled that it might not be this type at all. Even the texture in the field consists of a series of small drilled indentations.moonmoth
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Samos, lion, Becker, Hill 10414 viewsSamos, lion, Becker, Hill 104
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Septimius Severus, Victoriae641 viewsClear evidence of heavy tooling
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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