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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Adoptive Emperors: Nerva - Commodus: AD 96 - 192

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hadrianus aegyptos2 views17-18 mm diameter

Reverse matches one on forgerynetwork,
https://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=2DSWElQQVC0=.

Seller ID: elmerjosef


Observe is different though
Nicholas S2
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Cast Fake Trajan Danuvius denarius 10 viewsTrajan Cast fake Danuvius denarius, same type of the previous four pieces mentinoned in other reports

Trajan RIC 100; C. 136; BMC 395; Strack 159
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Trajan Denarius Dacian Captive Mourning on Pile of Arms (RIC II 98, Woytek 283b). Replica by Parmalat (Italy, 1985)5 viewsPer Din X, citing "Gettoni ed Exonumia" blogspot (see below): a novelty replica produced by an Italian sweet company in 1985, one of a series with replicas of at least 15 different Republican, Imperatorial, and Imperial silver types. An "R" on the reverse above the Dacian's foot.

Context: shared on social media (24 Aug 2023) by someone who inherited it among a collection of purportedly genuine coins. No weight / diameter given.

Trajan AR Denarius. Rome, c. 108/9 CE.
Obv: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P. Laureate bust r.
Rev: COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC / DAC CAP (in exergue). Dacian captive seated left on pile of arms in attitude of mourning.
Ref: RIC II Trajan 98 ; Woytek 283b ; OCRE: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2.tr.98

See also: Gettoni ed Exonumia, 23 Aug 2015, https://exonumia.blogspot.com/2015/08/1970-parmalat-mister-day-monete-romane.html & https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=132126
Curtis JJ
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Nerva, 96 AD - 98 AD, Gold Aureus, Cast, RIC 143 viewsNerva Gold Aureus, Cast, RIC 14
Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P - Laureate head right.
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERCITVM - Clasped hands.


Emperor : Nerva
Size : 17mm
Joe Sermarini
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Hadrian Sestertius Cast Fake, RIC 568 7 viewsHadrian Sestertius Cast Fake, RIC 568
18.867g, 32.2mm, 180o
PONT MAX TR POT COS III/LIBERTAS RESTITVTA SC
Joe Sermarini
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Trajan Cast Sestertius, RIC 5692 viewsTrajan, Sestertius, RIC 569
Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TRP COS VI P P, Laureate head right
Rev: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Bridge, boat below
Date: 104-107 AD Rome Mint
Ref: RIC 569
Joe Sermarini
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Marcus Aurelius Denarius Struck With Modern Dies9 viewsSilver denarius, Die-engraver "Slavey Studio - Haskovo I" I. Prokopov 2003, no. 135, Struck fake, weight 2.600 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 225o, obverse AVRELIVS CAES ANTON AVG P II F, bare head right; reverse TR POT XI COS II, goddess standing left, patera in right hand, lyre in left hand
Joe Sermarini
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Antoninus Pius CONSECRATIO eagle denarius8 viewsModern Fakes

Divus Antoninus Pius Denarius.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right.
CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing right, head left.
modern fakes of RIC 429; RSC 154 and BMC 41, struck under Marcus Aurelius.

Two examples from identical dies, including the deliberate damage in the same places, offered on an Eastern European auction site, January 2023.
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Hadrian fake denarius 2 viewsNathaniel E
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Hadrian fake denarius 1 viewsNathaniel E
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Marcus Aurelius altered RIC 2227 viewsM ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII (sic), laureate head right.
SALVTI AVG COS III, Salus standing left by serpent-entwined altar, holding patera and sceptre.

An altered RIC 222 - the date IIII of the date changed to III by the use of a rectangular punch which has left visible, rectangular depressions around the letters.
No silver coins were struck during Aurelius' tribunal year 23 (XXIII). According to several sources this was a mark
of respect and mourning after the death of Lucius Verus shortly after the start of Aurelius' tribunal year 23. This coin listed in
RIC, BMCRE, Cohen, Sear etc. only with ..XXIIII.

Sent to wildwinds for identification.
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Trajan, Cast Sestertius19 viewsObv. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P; Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped.
Rev. IMPERATOR VIII; Trajan, seated on platform, addressing soldiers.

Cast fake, 34 mm, 21,40 g. Auctioned as genuine, Germany 2023.
Leon S2
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Trajan, Cast Sestertius20 viewsObv. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P; Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped.
Rev. IMPERATOR VIII; Trajan, seated on platform, addressing soldiers.

Cast fake, 33 mm, 20,19 g. Auctioned as genuine, Germany 2019.
Leon S2
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Trajan quinarius RIC 133 MIR 37211 viewsCast fake, at least five specimens sold since 2008.

Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath

1,87 g
DzikiZdeb
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Trajan quinarius RIC 133 MIR 3729 viewsCast fake, at least five specimens sold since 2008.

Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath, 1.41 g
DzikiZdeb
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Trajan quinarius RIC 133 MIR 3726 viewsCast fake, at least five specimens sold since 2008.

Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath, 1,28 g
DzikiZdeb
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Trajan quinarius RIC 133 MIR 37211 viewsCast fake, at least five specimens sold since 2008.

Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath, 1,87 g
DzikiZdeb
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Trajan quinarius RIC 133 MIR 3724 viewsCast fake, at least five specimens sold since 2008.

Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath, 1,4 g
DzikiZdeb
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Hadrian 14 views

Ebay March 2022 by known fake seller ancientearth2006
okidoki
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Hadrian, sestertius 17 views26,50 gramokidoki
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Trajan AR Denarius RIC 161 Mars standing9 viewsOBV: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
REV: S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing front, head right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left on shield

17,5/16mm 2,73g

Sold on eBay for US $18,50, January 2021

Luca Romano
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Hadrian sestertius Fortuna Redux RIC 55118 viewsCast of Hadrian sestertius RIC 551, bought ca. 2002 on polish website allegro.DzikiZdeb
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Roman Egypt, Antoninus Pius, Alexandria, Tetradrachm11 viewsRoman Egypt, Antoninus Pius, Alexandria, Tetradrachm
Laureate head right / Isis Pharia standing right, holding billowing sail
Athena standing facing, head left, holding shield and spear, wearing aegis on breastplate
Mat
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Roman Egypt, Antoninus Pius, Alexandria, Tetradrachm12 viewsRoman Egypt, Antoninus Pius, Alexandria, Tetradrachm
Laureate head right / Isis Pharia standing right, holding billowing sail
Athena standing facing, head left, holding shield and spear, wearing aegis on breastplate
Mat
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