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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Severan Period: Septimius Severus - Severus Alexander: AD 193 - 235

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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC 55392 viewsObv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Bust: Laureate, draperd bust right
Rev: PM TRP V COS II PP
Severus Alexander standing left, sacrificing over altar
Weight: 2.7g
Date: 226 AD
Ref: RIC 55, Cohen 289, BMC 373, Sear5 7899

No identifying mark as copy. Plated and aged. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Sestertius, RIC 618400 viewsObv: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG
Bust: Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTI SC
Victory standing left holding wreath and palm.
Weight: 11g
Ref: RIC 618, Cohen 569, BMC 703, Sear5 8022

Cast bubbles present. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Diadumenian, Denarius, RIC 102301 viewsObv: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES
Bust: Draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: PRINC IVVENTVTIS
Diadumenian standing right, holding standard and baton, two more standards to right
Date: 218 AD
Diameter: 18 mm
Ref: RIC 102, RSC 3, BMC 87

Slavey struck copy
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Septimius Severus, Denarius, RIC 191f215 viewsObv: DIVO SEVERO PIO
Bust: Bare head right
Rev: CONSECRATIO
Funeral pyre of five levels surmounted by the emperor in a quadriga.
Ref: RIC 191F (Caracalla), RSC 89, BMC 27

Sold as struck reproduction on ebay
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Geta, Denarius, RIC 4 (anecdotal)387 viewsObv: P SETP GETA CAES PONT
Bust: Bare head, draped bust right
Rev: SPES PVBLICA
Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt. Date: 200 AD Rome Mint
Ref: RIC 4 anecdotal, Cohen 195

Strange style particularly drapery on reverse and letters. Very flat fields. Probably thin for a denarius.
Joe Sermarini
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Elagabalus, Sestertius, RIC 358398 viewsObv: IMP CAES MAVP ANTONAIVS PIVS AVG
Bust: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: LIBERTAS AVGVSTI, SC across fields.
Ref: RIC 358

A Rosa reproduction (1950/60's). Metal does not appear to be brass. Obvious cast. This coin is not in Wayne Sayles' book Classical Deceptions.'

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Diadumenian, Denarius, RIC 102248 viewsObv: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES
Bust: Draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: PRINC IVVENTVTIS
Diadumenian standing right, holding standard and baton, two more standards to right
Date: 218 AD
Ref: RIC 102, RSC 3, BMC 87

Sold in a one day private auction by "bricklayeranc", a Toronto Group fake.
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Diadumenian, Denarius, RIC 116285 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

Sold on Ebay in one day private auction by "bricklayeranc", a Toronto Group fake.
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Macrinus, Sestertius, RIC 143186 viewsObv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Bust: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev: PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P SC
Securitas standing facing head left, legs crossed, holding sceptre and resting left arm on column.
Date: 217 AD Rome Mint
Ref: RIC 143, Cohen 63

Rosa Reproduction sold on Ebay. #81 stamped on rim.
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Diadumenian, Denarius, RIC - None183 viewsObv: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES
Bust: Bare head, draped right
Rev: CONCORDIA AVG
Concordia seated left holding patera and double cornucopia
Ref: None. Fantasy coin.

These two coins were listed together, made from the same dies. The dies were also used to create many other coins also listed here.
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC - None201 viewsObv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Bust: Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: PM TRP XVIII COS III PP.
Fides with 2 standards.
Weight: 4.6 g
Ref: None. Coin never existed

"Fantasy" coin. This combination of Obv. & Rev. never existed. The reverse appears to be that of Caracalla RIC #266. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC - None202 viewsObv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Bust: Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: COS V
Eagle, wings spread, head left.
Weight: 3.3 g
Ref: None. Coin never existed

"Fantasy" coin. This combination of Obv. & Rev. never existed. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC - None301 viewsObv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Bust: Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: PAX AVG VSTI
Pax with olive branch and scepter.
Weight 3.2 grams
Ref: None. Coin never existed

"Fantasy" coin. This combination of Obv. & Rev. never existed. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Aureus, RIC 181176 viewsObv: IMP CM AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Bust: Laureate draped bust right
Rev: VIRTVS AVG
Virtus standing right, holding reversed spear and resting on shield.
Weight: 2.8 g
Ref: Cohen 575, RIC 181

Gold-Plated copy. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Aureus, RIC 31200 viewsObv: IMP CM AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Bust: Laureate draped bust right
Rev: PM TRP II COS PP
Salus seated left, feeding snake coiled around altar.
Weight: 6.34 g
Ref: Cohen 240, RIC 31

22k Gold-plated copy. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Aureus, RIC-245358 viewsObv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVSVG
Bust: Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: MARS VLTOR
Mars walking right holding spear and shield.
Weight: 6.7 g
Ref: Cohen 160, RIC 245

.9999 Gold, sold as Slavei copy. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com



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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RSC 497b173 viewsObv: IMP CEASAR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Bust: Laureate draped bust right
Rev: PROVID DEORAM
Providence standing left holding globe and cornucopia
Ref: RSC 497b

"R" in field left to denote reproduction. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC 102171 viewsObv:IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG
Bust: Laureate draped bust right
Rev: PM TRP VIIII COS III PP
Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left
Ref: RIC 102, RSC 391

"R" in field left to denote reproduction. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC 215c168 viewsObv: IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG
Bust: Laureate draped bust right
Rev: (Should be VICTORIA AVG)
Victory running right with palm branch and wreath.
Ref: RIC 215, RSC 561.

"R" in field right to denote reproduction. Copy of RSC 561 variation. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com.
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC 239v164 viewsObv:IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Bust: Laureate draped bust right.
Rev: IOVI PROPVGNATORI
Jupiter standing left holding an eagle and hurling thunderbolt
Ref: RIC 239v, RSC 84v

Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RSC 142204 viewsObv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Bust: Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: LIBERALITAS AVG V
Libertas standing left with abacus & cornucopiae
Weight: 3.36 g
Ref: RSC 142

Struck copy. No identifying mark as copy. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC 254187 viewsObv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Bust: Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: SPES PVBLICA.
Spes walking left, holding flower & raising skirt
Date: 232 AD
Weight: 3 g
Ref: RSC 543, RIC 254, BMC 896

Sold on Ebay as a copy. Image courtesy of Kevin at SeverusAlexander.com
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Macrinus, Denarius, RIC 92190 viewsObv: IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG
Bust: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev: SECVRITAS TEMPORVM
Securitas standing left, holding long rod and leaning on column
Ref: RIC 92, RSC 122, Sear'88 2059

Toronto Group forgery
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Caracalla, Denarius, RIC 282f319 viewsObv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Bust: Laureate head right
Rev: P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P
Sol mounting quadriga left
Date: 216 AD
Ref: RIC 282f, RSC 355, BMC 176

Offered by the Toronto Group under the name jewunder on 7/16/04.
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