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Andronicus III Palaeologus100 viewsSilver basilikon DOC V 858-9; SBCV 2471 (var. Lis to left on obv.).
3 cast copies from same host coin.
Weights from top 1.48, 1.71, 1.79 gm.glebe
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Andronicus III Palaeologus94 viewsSilver Basilikon DOC V 874 (Not in Sear).
3 cast copies from the same host coin.
Weights from top 1.75, 1.53, 1.77 gm.glebe
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Andronicus III Palaeologus - Politikon Coinage113 viewsBillon Tornese (Politikon).
Sear 2570; DOC V, Pl. 49, 885.
The bottom (genuine) coin was sold in a regular auction in September 2014.
The top copy, with the missing edges restored, was sold on Ebay Germany in August 2015.
The latter has the grey patina typical of similar copies of later Palaeologan basilika and Bulgarian groschen of the period.glebe
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Andronicus III Palaeologus  1328-1341 Cast AR Basilikon128 viewsObv:- Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; star to left, B to right.
Rev:- St. Demetrius, holding cross, and Andronicus, placing hand on breast, standing facing.
DOC 875-81 var.; PCPC 197, sigla B; LPC p. 118, 4; Sear 2472. Constantinople mint.
Multiple casts: all four of the above casts were sold by members of the IBSCC.
(19mm, 1.42g-1.53g, 6h). Light series.Lacedaemon
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Andronicus III Palaeologus 1328-1341 Cast AR Basilikon114 viewsObv:- Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; retrograde B to left, lis to right.
Rev:- Andronicus, placing hand on breast, and St. Demetrius, holding cross, standing facing.
DOC 858-9 var.; PCPC 195.3; LPC p. 118, 3; Sear 2471. Constantinople mint.
Three casts derived from the same host coin, artificially damaged.
(Approx 20mm, 1.75 g, 6h). Heavy series. Lacedaemon
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Andronicus III Palaeologus 1328-1341 Cast AR Half Basilikon125 viewsObv:- St. Demetrius standing facing, holding spear and shield.
Rev:- Andronicus, raising hands in adoration, and the Virgin Mary standing slightly facing one another.
DOC 867-8; PCPC 196; LPC p. 120, 6; Sear 2476. Constantinople mint.
Multiple casts: three of the above casts were listed in published auctions.
(16mm-17mm, 0.97g-0.99g, 6h). Heavy series.Lacedaemon
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Andronikos II & Michael IX93 viewsAR Basilikon.
Uncatalogued type, but similar to Sear 2399; DOC V, Pl. 31, 506
The top (and possibly also the bottom) example here is a cast copy.
Offered in major auctions in 2014 and 2016.
glebe
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Andronikos II & Michael IX87 viewsBasilikon?
Bendall Weights 22
cf. Bendall PCPC 383
The top example here at least is a cast copy.
Note the chamfered right edge of the reverse (top left), typical of these copied types.
Sold on Ebay Germany May 2016
One of a series of modern copies of Palaeologan basilika offered in recent years.
glebe
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Anonym 1020-1030777 viewsAE Folis
Obv. Nimb. bust of Christ facing.
Rev. Inscription in 4 line.
Cast, several layers fake patina.
Ilya Prokopov: This patina is composed of several layers of different colors. It is much thicker than the authentic. In this piece she not been cast well and we can see the defects. In "good" performance will be hard to guess that the coin is a fake. Ilya Prokopov
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Anonym follis 1020-1030774 viewsObv. Bust of Christ facing.
Rev. Legend in four lines.
This type of counterfeit coins are produced by the following method: first taking an imprint of the original coin, then it is cast, then the casting is covered with several layers of artificial patina, and then placed on a press and pressed at a depth of several microns or mm. The low places are cleaned patina, but traces of the tool can be easily seen. Then again cover is an artificial patina. You can recognize the following features: the highest places on the relief of the coin press is bearing down on his old patina, and she sank in the metal, look like polished. This can not be obtained on the natural process of corrode in the ground. Moreover, in the lowest areas of the coin can be seen loose and multicolored patina. This is an artificial patina is not treated with compression and grinding. Often, various colors of artificial patina layers are as unnatural combinations. I have seen coins from this studio where metal and patina are the same for coins which should be struck from 1 century in Rome until the 10th century in Byzantium. With careful observation you can see bubbles remaining after the process of casting.
Ilya Prokopov
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Anonymous. BYZANTINE EMPIRE 530 viewsAE Follis,
Obv. Facing bust of Christ.
Rev. 5 line legend.
Cast, several layers fake patina.Ilya Prokopov
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Arcadius Gold Solidus79 viewsArcadius gold solidus
Obverse: D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, helmeted bust facing, pearl diademed, cuirassed, spear in right over shoulder, shield on left arm decorated with a horseman riding down and spearing a fallen enemy
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing left, long jeweled cross in right, star right, CONOB in exergue
2.65g, 17mm
The low weight, raised rims, and abnormal surface markings condemn this as fake. Reputedly from Afganistan.Joe Sermarini
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Artavasdus Miliaresion62 viewsOffered on eBay in November 2016 by one of the sellers on the notorious list. Note the unusual circular pattern on the reverse die. Lettering looks like it was applied by a tube rather than cut into a die. Lettering is in the wrong style. Obryzum
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Artavasdus Miliaresion48 viewsAnother Artavasdus miliaresion that appeared shortly after the other one I already uploaded. Same dies. Same unusual circular pattern on the reverse. Same off-lettering. Both coins supposed to be quite scarce but started at $1.00 Obryzum
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Artavasdus Solidus62 viewsOffered by the notorious fake seller amorcoins713 in July 2017. Obryzum
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Bactrian Eukratides I57 viewsBactrian Eucratides silver coin
I got this tiny littel Bactrian coin in a lot of uncleaned coins. Ruler Eucratides
Size: ca. 1.6 cm
Weight: 1.99 gram
SRukke
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Basil I396 viewsThis solidus of Basil I, type Sear 1704, is very likely fake. For a discussion and explanation see http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=66661.0byzcoll
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BASIL I and CONSTANTINE (867-886)600 viewsAV Solidus. Cast, gold plated. Defect are seen: at obverse, right of Christ nimb - low quality gold plating and on the reverse on the Constantine cloth - lack of gold plating. Ilya Prokopov
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Basil I Solidus, SBCV F82449 viewsBasil I Solidus
Reference: Sear BCV F82
Note the casting seam on the edge.
Joe Sermarini
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Basil I, Constantine and Eudocia101 viewsFake Basil I AV Solidus. Constantinople, 882 AD.
Crowned facing bust of Basil I, in loros, holding globe with patriarchal cross and akakia in left / COhSTAhT S EVdOCIA, crowned facing busts of Constantine, beardless, on left wearing chlamys and holding cross on globe, and Eudocia on right, wearing loros and holding cross-tipped sceptre; cross between their heads.
Modern fake of Sear Byz. 1703; Do 3.
THE OBVERSE
- The legend on the obverse is a T. it should be a + (a cross), not a T.
- The image is very flat-looking with no hair or hand detail, suggesting that the object was struck from a copy.
THE REVERSE
- The sceptre should be in front of the emperor's body, not behind him. On the genuine version the emperor has his hand at the front and the sceptre reaches upwards and to the right. On this fake his hand in empty and the sceptre appears behind his shoulder. The person who made this probably mistook the line of the sceptre for part of the loros and ignored it.
- The seventh letter should be an n, which, on genuine versions, looks like an h. This copy has a Greek lamda, (/\\).
- The reverse is also very flat-looking with no fine details, suggesting that the object was struck from a copy.helvetica
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Basil II (obverse)260 viewsFrom Dave Subers collection of coin art
approx 2.25 gm
variation of a AN histamenon nomisma as Michael IV SB 1824wileyc
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Basil II histamenon63 viewsSold as a "lead with silver" reproduction on eBay May 2017Obryzum
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Basil II Histemenon304 viewsStylistically very modern. Very flat fields. Underweight at 3.66g. Sold on eBay as a fake April 2010Obryzum
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Byzantine AE50 Fantasy Coin Emperor (Theophilus?) and Empress / Mary Riding Donkey76 viewsByzantine Fantasy Coin
5 centimeters and 17 grams
Obv: Emperor (Theophilus?) and Empress
Rev : Mary riding donkey, wearing nimbus crown and holding Holy Infant
Modern cast fantasy coinJoe Sermarini
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