Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Severan Period: Septimius Severus - Severus Alexander: AD 193 - 235
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Severus Alexander denarius36 viewsNo info given with this coin. No size or weight. It was being sold with a lartge lot of fakes from Bulgaria by a notorious fake seller.
It has casting bubbles and soft partial cracks. CAST.
The obverse matches known cast fakes. SRukke
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Septimius Severus33 views2.12gSRukke
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Plautilla, denarius, Concordia25 viewsPLAUTILLA (Augusta, 202-205). Denarius. Rome.
Reference.
RIC 365a.
Obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA.
Draped bust right.
Rev: CONCORDIA FELIX.
Plautilla and Caracalla standing facing each other, clasping hands.
2.67 gr
Ebay sale November 2015 by known fake seller mm-coleccionesokidoki
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Julia Soaemias34 viewsCombined Julia Soaemias obverse with a reverse of Gordian III.
Modern style reverse, sold by a NFS Dec 2914. SRukke
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Severus Alexander Sestertius Princip57 viewsSold on ebay. This reverse is associated with the rank of Caesar and indeed an As is extant RIC 381 that was issued by Elagabalus. It does not exist for Sestertii with obverse legend IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG. Probably a cast. Weight 25.8 g mix_val
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Septimius Severus Sestertius The Three Monetae34 viewsSeptimius Severus Sestertius, AD 194. Laureate bust right obverse. "The three monetae" holding scales & cornucopiae reverse. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AUG IMPIII RIC 670d. Cohen 335.
Being sold on Ebay in Jan 2014 as authentic. SRukke
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Septimius Severus Aureus66 viewsGold plated reproduction. Selling on ebay Jan 2012.
AUREUS , SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS , SOUVENIR ,
SILVER + GOLD (24K , 3 MICRONS ) ,
SOUVENIR
SILVER COIN + GOLD PLATED (GILDING) - 3 MICRONS (GOLD - 24K )SRukke
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Septimius Severus RIC 21196 viewsSelling on Ebay, Jan 2012. Cast fake.
Sellers desc:
SEPTIMUS SEVERUS, A.D. 193-211. AR Denarius, 3.70 gm, 19 mm, Rome Mint, 207 A.D. RIC-211SRukke
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Septimius Severus denarius Slavei fake111 viewsSelling as a replica on Ebay Jan, 2012.
Marked WRL
AMAZING REPLICA of SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, AD 193 - 211, Denarius !!!
ROMAN IMPERIAL , SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, AD 193 - 211, AR Denarius, SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head right / RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Severus in military dress sacrificing over lighted tripod, patera in right hand, sceptre in left. RSC 599. Nice struck , marked WRL as a replica!!! Very realistic portrait of Severus!!! Cast in unidentified metal!!!
SRukke
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Diadumenianus Sestertius54 viewsSelling as a repro, October 2011
BRONZE SESTERTIUS OF DIADUMENIANUS
SIZE:
Weight: 30gr
Diameter: 33mmSRukke
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Paulina Denarius50 viewsSelling as a souvenir on Ebay, Jan 2012.
DENAR , PAULINA , SOUVENIR
SOUVENIR
Great for filling your collection!!!
SRukke
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Septimius Severus Denarius42 viewsSelling as a reproduction on Ebay, November, 2011
Sellers desc:
REPRODUCTION OF A denarius of severus
18 millimeters in diameter
WEIGHT 2.7 GRAMSSRukke
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elagabalus denarius120 viewsSold on Ebay April 2012.
Cast fake.
17 mm / 2.5 GR. / SILVERSRukke
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Diadumenian denarius62 viewsImitating the RIC IV 102; BMCRE 87; RSC 3
The seller don't give size or weigh.
Obv: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Rev: PRINC IVVENTVTIS, Diadumenian standing left holding standard and scepter, two standards behind.
Offered on ebay as genuine by antares27
Nov/2011mdelvalle
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Septimius Severus denarius Slavei fake55 viewsEbay sellers desc:
Septimius Severus, Denarius struck by Slavei in fine silver.
O: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head facing right.
R: CONCORDIA AVG. Concordia seated facing right.
The portrait and reverse are in high relief and show excellent style.SRukke
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Geta41 viewsAR Denarius, metall - silver;
Obv.: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT
Rev.: FEICITAS PUBLICA
Probably cast
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Julia Soaemias RIC 24332 viewsJulia Soaemias AR Denarius
O: Draped bust right, IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG
R: VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated left, crossed legs, holding an apple and a sceptre, a child at her feet.
3.30g, 18.5 mm
modern reproduction. 2 other examples in the fake ancient coin reports as of December 2020.
Ron C2
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Caracalla - Plated antoninianus purporting to be aureus30 viewsPlated Caracalla antoninianus, passed off as an aureus.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Jupiter, naked, standing right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
Plated version of RIC 258a; Cohen 279.
The "gold" plating has peeled off at numerous places on the obverse and reverse, revealing the bronze or billon core.
Sent to wildwinds for identification, March 2020.
No genuine gold coin was struck for Caracalla with this reverse image for this bust type.
This bronze or billon antoninianus, has been plated by someone, in order to deceive an inexperienced buyer.helvetica
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Pescennius Niger23 viewsFound as part of a lot of Roman Imperial Denarii. The reverse is non-existent for Pescennius Niger denarii.
Reverse of Gordian III RIC 18 Marsha
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Severus Alexander73 viewsTwo fakes from identical dies with identical damage. The top one sold to an English dealer and innocently resold in August 2013; the bottom one offered in auction by a reputable German dealer in October 2013. The second example was already online when the first one was sold, so they are not one and the same coin.
Modern fake of
Severus Alexander. AE Sestertius. 228 AD.
Obv: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: P M TR P VI COS II P P, S-C, Mars walking right, carrying spear and trophy over shoulder.
RIC 456; Cohen 308; Sear -.
helvetica
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Severus Alexander36 viewsModern cast copy of Severus Alexander As, RIC 644
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder.
PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left by modius, holding corn-ears and cornucopiae.
S-C across centre fields.
RIC 644; Sear 8097; Cohen 504.
1) The face does not look like Severus Alexander.
2) The N of the reverse legend has a rounded upper "angle" instead of a pointed angle as we would write an N.
3) The last letter on the reverse should be a G with a clear downstroke, not a C.
4) The modius at her feet is supposed to hold at least one corn-ear but this appears to have two turrets. Perhaps the person who made it did not realise what he was supposed to be copying and thought it was a tower.
5) The folds of her drapery on her left arm and the base of the cornucopiae, where it is resting in her arm, are all wrong and greatly simplified.
6) The drapery which is hanging down from that arm is also overly simplified.
"Found at the old camp ground in Powell River, BC, while metal detecting. It wasn't very deep or dirty and had a silk cord fashioned as a necklace."
Examples of genuine versions of this type with the S-C across the centre fields, or across the upper fields or across the lower fields can be seen here
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/severus_alexander/RIC_0644.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/severus_alexander/RIC_0644_2.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/severus_alexander/RIC_0644_3.jpghelvetica
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Geta52 viewsGeta denarius. Modern fakes from identical dies, with the same "damage" and artificial signs of wear.
Fakes of Geta. AR denarius. AD 211. Rome.
P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right.
TR P III COS II P P, Janus standing facing left and right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt.
RIC IV, 79; RSC 197a. Originals are Scarce.helvetica
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Geta - trophy - ancient forgery37 viewsGeta, silver denarius, ancient copy. Found in England using a metal detector.
Obv: P SEPT GETA CALS PO, bare-headed, sraped bust right, seen from the back.
Rev: PARTH... COS I, trophy with two bound captives at its base.
1) This reverse was struck for Septimius Severus (RIC 176, see www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/septimius_severus/RIC_0176.jpg) but not for Geta. The Severus coin - with a different legend - was struck in AD 201 and it reflects Severus' success against the Parthians, in which Geta had no part.
2) The E of CAES on the obverse is engraved as an L
3) The final letters NT are missing from the obverse legend.
4) The reverse legend PARTH..COS I. "COS I" was not used on coins, only COS, then COS II, COS III etc.
5) The prisoner on the right does not look like a human being sitting or standing, more like a chicken or an eagle.
The coin is made of silver, so not a fourrée.helvetica
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Diadumenian, Denarius, RIC 116216 viewsObv: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES
BusT: Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: SPES PVBLICA
Spes standing left, holding flower and lifting skirt.
Date: 218 AD
Ref: RIC 116, RSC 21, BMC 94, Sear5 7450
Modern Slavei replica
Found for sale at auction as gemuine Oct 2005
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