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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Year of 5 Emperors: Pertinax - Clodius Albinus: AD 192 - 196

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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 10189 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Bare headed, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding palm and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Missing the circle of dots on both obverse and reverse. Perhaps an ancient forgery. Or, more likely a modern one.
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 10131 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Bare headed, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding palm and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Sold on ebay as a reproduction. September 2005.

Submitted by maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 10107 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Bare headed, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding palm and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Sold on ebay, March 2007. The coin was not identified as a reproduction.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 1099 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Bare headed, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding palm and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Sold on ebay, March 2007. The coin was not identified as a reproduction.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 1088 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Bare headed, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding palm and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Sold on ebay, March 2007. The coin was not identified as a reproduction.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 1092 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Bare headed, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding palm and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Sold on ebay, March 2007. The coin was not identified as a reproduction.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 10104 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Draped Bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding branch and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Modern reproduction

Sold without warranty on ebay May 2009
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 1094 viewsObv: DIDIA CLARA AVG, Draped Bust right
Rev: HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding branch and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Modern Bulgarian manufacture.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 15, No. 1 in 1990 - Example 4
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 10100 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Draped Bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding branch and cornucopia
Fig 4 is the false coin - 2.78g
For a genuine denarius of the type see BMC V pl. 3, 17-18

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 14, No. 1 in 1989 - example 4
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RSC 3.150 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left, holding branch & cornucopiae
Ref:- RSC 3

18 mm DIDIA CLARA, daughter of Didius Julianus. Struck April-June 193 AD.

Daughter of Didius Julianus rumored to be the most beautiful woman in Rome at the time.

Sold as a reproduction.
Joe Sermarini
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Didius Iulianus 192252 viewsAR Denarius. Casting made in a prototype of other fake coins.
"Dimitrovgrad Studio".
Ilya Prokopov
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Didius Julianus130 viewsReproduction of a gold aureus of Didius Julianus, AD193. Becker #179. Coin is stamped 'COPY' on the rim.

Sold on eBay Dec 2006

Submitted by gmazza
Gustavo Mazzarollo
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DIDIUS JULIANUS131 viewsAR Denar. Cast. “Dimitrovgrad Studio”.
I. Prokopov
Ilya Prokopov
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Didius Julianus86 viewsAR denarius of Duidius Julianus, 193 AD, 3.17g, 18mm
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, r.
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia stdg l., holding legionary eagle & standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Sold as genuine on Canadian ebay by NFS Cantugran May 2011

Curtis Clay noted, "These are modern dies, not exact reproductions of ancient dies. A specimen from the same dies was bought in LA c. mid-1980s: submitted to Tom Mullally for VAuctions, Dec. 2011."
commodus
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Didius Julianus93 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193AD, 3.79g, 18mm
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: P M TR P COS Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia
cf: RIC 2
Sold as genuine on Canadian ebay by NFS Cantugran May 2011
commodus
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Didius Julianus92 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing left, holding legionary eagle and standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Toronto Group forgery

commodus
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Didius Julianus64 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing left, holding legionary eagle and standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Toronto Group forgery
commodus
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Didius Julianus67 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing left, holding legionary eagle and standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Toronto Group forgery
commodus
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Didius Julianus86 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing left, holding legionary eagle and standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Toronto Group forgery
commodus
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Didius Julianus64 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing left, holding legionary eagle and standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Toronto Group forgery
commodus
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Didius Julianus64 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing left, holding legionary eagle and standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Toronto Group forgery
commodus
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Didius Julianus78 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing left, holding legionary eagle and standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Toronto Group forgery
commodus
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Didius Julianus89 viewsSold on Ebay May 2012. This coin has the same obverse as this struck coin in Forum's fakes but a different reverse. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=39

Sellers info:
Didius Julianus AR Denarius, Fortuna standing left, Scarce!
Weight: 2,9g
Diameter:19-20mm

SRukke
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Didius Julianus27 viewsNo size or weight provided. Being sold on Ebay with a large lot of fake Bulgarian coins.
Didius Julianus, Laureate head right, Obv : IMP CAES M DID_IVLIAN AVG
Rev : CONCO_R_D_MILIT, Concordia standing facing, head left, holding vexillum and aquila
Mint : Rome
RIC 001
RSC 002
BMCRE 2-3
SRukke
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