Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Severan Period: Septimius Severus - Severus Alexander: AD 193 - 235
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Orbiana, Denarius, RIC IV 319160 viewsObv:- SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and double cornucopiae
Date: 225 AD
Ref: RIC IV 319 (Severus Alexander), BMCRE 287 (Severus Alexander); RSC 1, Sear5 8191
Modern Bulgarian manufacture.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 15, No. 1 in 1990 - Example 6
Image used with permission of IAPNmaridvnvm
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Elagabalus, Denarius, RIC -83 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right
Rev:- TR P II P P COS II, Emperor driving quadriga left, holding branch & eagle tipped scepter.
Attempting Antioch style.
Quoting from BOC - "Our Bulgarian is never great on style, but with these four laughing donkeys he has outdone himself."
Modern Bulgarian manufacture.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 15, No. 1 in 1990 - Example 5
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Severus Alexander Sestertius123 viewsPainfully tooled, possibly BMC 184-5, RIC 419
Sold on German ebaymix_val
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Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. 78 viewsAE Sestertius
Obv. IVLIA PAVLA AVG Draped bust right
Rev. CONCORDIA Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera; star to left.
Pressed, mint master “Evgeni”
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia
Ilya Prokopov
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Diadumenian, Denarius, RIC 116130 viewsObv: M OPEL ANT DIADVMENIAN CAES, 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
2.98g
The fake coin above is shown alongside a genuine example below and it is immediately clear how unconvincing the counterfeit is.
Modern Bulgarian manufacture.
Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 16, No. 1 in 1991 - Example 11
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Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus115 viewsAE Sestertius
Obv. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG Draped bust l.
Rev. IVNONI LVCINAE Iuno seated l., holding flower, in exergue, S C.
Struck. Mint master “Evgeni”.
Collection: “Anton Tomov” Sofia.
Ilya Prokopov
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Julia Paula. Augusta, AD 219-220. 71 viewsAR Denarius
Obv. IVLIA PAVLA AVG Draped bust right.
Rev. VESTA Vesta stg. left, holding Palladium in her right hand and long scepter in her left.
"Lipaboff" - new var.
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia
Ilya Prokopov
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Julia Soemias, mother of Elagabalus 84 viewsAR Denarius
Obv. IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG Diademed and draped bust r.
Rev. VENVS CAELESTIS Venus stg., l., holding apple and scepter.
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia
Ilya Prokopov
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Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. 85 viewsAR Denarius.
Obv. IVLIA AVGVSTA Draped bust right.
Rev. FORTVNAE FELICI Felicitas seated l., holding caduceus(?) in r. hand.
Pressed.
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia.Ilya Prokopov
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Aquilia Severa. Augusta, AD 220-221 & 221-222. 177 viewsAE Sestertius. Rome mint.
Obv. IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG Draped bust right.
Rev. CONCORDIA S – C Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornucopiae; lighted altar to left, star in r. field.
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia
Ilya Prokopov
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Orbiana As115 viewsSold on ebay by fakester dalp-s
AV: SALLBARBIA ORBIANAAVG
RV: CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM SC
Diameter: 25mm
Weight: 8,6gr.
mix_val
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Severus Alexander sestertius, the temple of jupiter148 viewsSold on ebay by fakester, dalp-s,
copy of BMC 208
AV: IMPCAESMAVRSEVALEXANDERAVG
RV: IOVIVLTORIPMTRPCOSPP
RV should read: IOVIVLTORIPMTRPIIICOSPP
Diameter: 31mm
Weight: 22,7gr.
mix_val
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Macrinus Cast Denarius94 viewsAR Denarius
Obv. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate bust to r.
Rev. PONTIF MAX TRP II COS II PP, Securitas standing to l., holding scepter, leaning on column.
Sold on eBay 06/18/09 by "roma_coins"Danny S. Jones
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Julia Mamaea, AR Denarius, RIC 33581 viewsObv:- IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed & draped bust right
Rev:- FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing, head left, holding caduceus & resting arm on column.
RIC 335
Published by I. Prokopov Sofia 2004, no.99. "Lipanoff Studio"
Sold as genuine Eur 15.50 by 0176*turalo on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Julia Domna Denarius, RIC 637131 viewsObv:- IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev:- CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae.
Laodicea mint
RIC 637, RSC 21, BMC 593
Sold as a replica on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Julia Domna, Sestertius73 viewsAE Sestertius
Obv. IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG. Draped bust of Domna left
Rev. IVNONI LVCINAE S C. Juno enthroned left, holding flower and child? in swadding clothes.
A published fake, Sofia 2005, no.89, “Varna - 2 Studio”
Sold as genuine by 0176*turalo on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Caracalla, Aureus, RIC 280185 viewsObv:– ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:– P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P, Serapis, wearing polos on head, standing left, raising right hand and holding scepter
Minted in Rome. A.D. 216
Ref:- RIC 280
A modern fake with wrong style. These dies turn up on a whole variety of coins and not always paired like this. Other examples of this die pair can be seen in the reports in silver and gold.
Offered for sale on Forum Auctions June 2009maridvnvm
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Julia Domna, Denarius, RIC 549159 viewsObv:- IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev:- FECVNDITAS. Terra reclining left under tree, leaning on basket of fruits, right hand on globe; four figures (the Seasons) behind.
RIC 549, RSC 35, BMC 21
Modern cast fake.
Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Caracalla, AR Antoninianus, RIC 273 var229 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate cuirassed bust right
Rev:- P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, radiate lion walking left, holding thunderbolt in its jaws.
RSC 322b
Modern cast fake.
Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Julia Mamaea, AR Denarius, RIC 335120 viewsObv:- IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed & draped bust right
Rev:- FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing, head left, holding caduceus & resting arm on column.
RIC 335
Published by I. Prokopov Sofia 2004, no.99. "Lipanoff Studio"
Modern cast fake.
Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Plautilla, Denarius, RIC 367100 viewsObv:- PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
Rev:- PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing front, head right, holding sceptre and child
Modern cast fake.
Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Caracalla, Denarius, RIC 130146 viewsObv:– ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate bust right, draped
Rev:– INDVLGENTIA AVGG, Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and scepter, riding lion over waters gushing from rock on left. Exe: IN CARTH
Minted in Rome. A.D. 204-205
Ref: RIC 130
Modern cast fake.
Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Macrinus, denarius, RIC 03587 viewsObv:- IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust with short beard right
Rev:- PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P, Securitas standing left, holding scepter & leaning on column
Struck December A.D. 217 AD.
Ref:- RIC 35, RSC 87
Modern Bulgarian Fake- "Lipanoff" studio, #90 in Prokopov's booklet
Modern cast fake.
Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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Plautilla, denarius, RIC 369114 viewsObv:– PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
Rev:– VENUS VICTRIX, Venus left holding apple and palm, resting elbow on shield; Cupid at feet
Minted in Rome, A.D. 204
RIC 369. RSC 25
Modern cast fake.
Sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009maridvnvm
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