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

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Aelius, Denarius, RIC 438 D735 viewsObv:- L AELIVS CAESAR - Bare head right
Rev:- TR POT COS II - Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting left arm on cornucopia which is a part of the chair Exe: CONCORD
Rome mint: A.D. 137
RIC II (Hadrian) 438 D

Sold on Ebay in July 2004 by romanseller ...
Weight: 3,4gm, diameter: 18mm.
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Aelius, Denarius, RIC 438 D936 viewsObv:- L AELIVS CAESAR - Bare head right
Rev:- TR POT COS II - Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting left arm on cornucopia which is a part of the chair Exe: CONCORD
Rome mint: A.D. 137
RIC II (Hadrian) 438 D

Sold on Ebay in July 2004 by known fake seller legion_8. Identical to a coin sold by another known faker "romanseller" (see additional fake coin report).

Quite a convincing fake with flow lines, flan cracks and artificial encrustation.
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Aelius, Denarius, RIC 438 var286 viewsAelius Denarius
Obv:- L AELIVS CAESAR, bare, draped bust right
Rev:- TR POT COS II PIE-TAS, Pietas standing left sacrificing over altar.
RIC -. Not listed with this bust type

Sold on ebay June 2007 "without warranty".

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Aelius, ROME42 viewsAelius Caesar Denarius.
L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head
right / T R POT COS II, Concord
seated left, holding patera &
resting arm on cornucopiae,
CONCORD in exergue.
RIC 436, Cohen 2, BMC 986

FAKE SOLD IN EBAY!!!!
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Aelius, Sestertius, RIC 1063786 viewsObv: LAELIVS CAESAR
Bust: Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II
Salus seated left, holding patera to feed snake arising from altar
Exe: SALVS
Date: 136-138 AD.
Ref: RIC 1063 (Hadrian), Cohen 44

Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy.
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Aelius. Caesar, AD 136-138. 188 viewsAR Denarius, Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 137.
Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR, Bare head right.
Rev. TRIB POT COS II, Concordia seated left, holding patera. In. ex.: CONCORD.
Ilya Prokopov
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AELIVS159 viewsHadrianus (117 - 138), for Aelius. Denarius 137, Rome.
Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR, Bare head r.
Rev. TRIB POT COS II, Concordia seated l. with patera and corrnucopiae, in exergue, CONCORD.
(For Aureus: C 11. BMC Hadrian 997. RIC Hadrian 443. Calicó 1444.
Struck. "Lipanoff". no. 54
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia
Ilya Prokopov
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Aelivs Denarius201 viewsAelius Caesar 136-138
AR Denarius 137 Roma.
Obv. Hd. of Aelius r.
Rev. Salus stg. In front of Altar.
Fake
www.imperio-numismatico.com/fake-coins-h49.htm

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Agrippa719 viewsObv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III Head left, wearing rostral crown
Rev: TR POT COS II, quadriga right

Not the first time we've seen this particular modern classic; offered this time as MAGRIPPA I COS III by tedwri61, starting bid $100.
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula]. Replica626 viewsVery similar to other fakes of this type already listed here, but note the placement of the A in relation to her sleeve on the obv. for one when comparing them.

Obverse: Draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing hair in long plait. Text around AGRIPPINA M F GERMANICI CAESARIS.
Reverse: Carpentum with six spokes in wheel drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figure Caryatides on the four corners, and with ornamented side panels. Text SPQR above, and in two lines in left field MEMORIAE / AGRIPPINAE.
Mint: Rome
Diameter: 3.5cm

This is a REPRODUCTION and has copy mark 'R' on one side
Jonah Y
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Annia Faustina sestertius518 viewsA rather dangerous Bulgarian fake very well patinated, sold on Ebay Spain in August 2006 for more than 5100€!areich
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius101 viewsAE sestertius (31 mm / 23 grs)

Obv: ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev: CONCORDIA / S C, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star.
RIC 60, #399; Cohen #2; BMC 613, #451

Offered as Replica on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius77 viewsAE Sestertius, 30 mm / 20 grs.

Obv: ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev: CONCORDIA, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star. S C in exerge.
RIC 60, #399; Cohen #2; BMC 613, #451

Offered as "Replica" on Ebay (Germany)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius, RIC 60316 viewsObv:- ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev:- CONCORDIA / S C, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star.
RIC 60, 399. C. 2 (1000.-fr.!). BMC 613, 451

Stamped with the word "COPY".

Sold on ebay as a replica October 2007.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius, RIC 60363 viewsObv:- ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev:- CONCORDIA / S C, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star.
RIC 60, 399. C. 2 (1000.-fr.!). BMC 613, 451

Sold on ebay as a repatinated replica October 2007.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius, RIC 60137 viewsObv:- ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev:- CONCORDIA / S C, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star.
RIC 60, 399. C. 2 (1000.-fr.!). BMC 613, 451

Sold on ebay October 2008.
maridvnvm
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius, RIC 60157 viewsObv:- ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev:- CONCORDIA / S C, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star.
RIC 60, 399. C. 2 (1000.-fr.!). BMC 613, 451


Modern reproduction

Sold without warranty on ebay June 2009
maridvnvm
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Annius Verus56 viewsAnonymous Æ Quadrans. Annius Verus Caesar. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius. Rome, AD 81-161.

Obv : Head of Spring right, wearing neck-band of flowers
Rev : S C within wreath of flowers

The head on the obverse has been identified as Annius Verus, a son of Marcus Aurelius (Cohen). Van Heesch, in Studia Paulo Naster Oblata I, pp. 193-197, distinguished four types of busts in the series, and connects them with representations of the four seasons.

Cf : van Heesch Taf. XXV,7; RIC II S. 219, 34 (Var.); C. VIII S. 270, 31 (Var)

Fake from modern dies
Martin B4
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ANNIUS VERUS (ANONYMOUS QUADRANS)103 viewsAE quadrans 160-166 AD Obv: Laureate head of a boy Rev; SC within laurel wreath.Location of the marks around the coins matching another FCR. For sale by a serious auction house April 2019. Promptly withdrawn after being advised. 1 commentsDominic T
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Anonymous Quadrans ("Annius Verus")76 viewsFrom the same dies as http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-17599, but most likely a cast of this fake.

Offered on French Ebay, April 2016.
Rupert
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Anonymous quadrans, sometimes assigned to Annius Verus60 viewsAnonymous Quadrans, laureate portrait of a boy (sometimes assigned to Annius Verus) / SC in laurel wreath
RIC II, Anonymous, cf. 35.

These quadrantes are known with four different portraits of a boy, adorned with attributes of the four seasons. This fake was sold on German Ebay, Easter 2016, for 423€. 2.35 g, 18 mm.
Rupert
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Antinoius68 viewsAE Medallion
Cast
Ilya Prokopov
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Antinous90 viewsPaduan "sestertius" of Antinous, favorite of Hadrian. Cast AE, 18th century, 34.2mm
obv: ANTINOOC HPOC head of Antinous, left
rev: TOIC AXAIOIC ANEΘHKC ram stdg, right
commodus
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Antinous, Mantinea Medallion29 viewsObverse: BETOYPIOC, heroic bust of Antinous, favorite of Hadrian, facing right.

Reverse: TOIC APKACI, horse standing right.

44.2 grams, 38.9 mm

Struck in copper, artificially toned.
Matt Inglima
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