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KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III the Great37 viewsKINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III the Great, AR Tetradrachm, Myriandros mint
Catalog Newell 2835 Muller 1298
Weight : 16.7g
IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 2 Fig 6
This coin has been condemned by the IBSCC Photo/ by permission International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins. Refer Bulletin on Counterfeits reference above.peterpil19Jan 20, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator32 viewsSELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator. AR Tetradrachm.
Modern forgery. Fantasy die combination. Head of Athena as per Athenian owl tetradrachms / Head of Demetrios II
Identified by Din X
Die-linked (head of Demetrios) to other fakes of Demetrios II
peterpil19Jan 20, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator38 viewsTop coin:
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator. First reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Sidon mint. Dated SE 168 (145/4 BC). Diademed and draped bust right / ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ - ΒΑΣΙΛEΩΣ, Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, ΗΞΡ (date) above monogram; to right, ΣΙΔΩ above aphlaston. SC 1954.2b; HGC 9, 969; DCA 154.
This coin was sold at auction.
Style is wrong. Pressed from modern dies. Obverse die-linked to the Bottom coin (fantasy coin).
Bottom coin:
This is a fantasy coin.
Both coins identified by Din X as modern forgeries.peterpil19Jan 20, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator48 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; to outer left, Ξ; below throne, Δ. SNG Spaer 2162 var. (O below throne); Newell, SMA 321; Houghton, CSE 288 var. (same)
Top coin is published in BSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4
Bottom coin is an obverse die match, thus also a modern forgery.
Identified by Din X as a modern forgery struck or pressed from modern dies
peterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator43 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; Date EΠP in exergue, monogram of ΔH in outer left field, monogram of AΠ under throne. Damascus, SY 185 = 128/7 BC.
28 mm, 16.71 g
Top coin is published in IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 18 No.1 1993 Page 30 Fig 8a
Bottom coin is an obverse die match, thus also a modern forgery.
Struck or pressed from modern dies.
Identified by Din Xpeterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator43 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; to outer left, Ξ; below throne, Δ. SNG Spaer 2162 var. (O below throne); Newell, SMA 321; Houghton, CSE 288 var. (same).
Top coin is published in IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 18 No.1 1993 Page 30 Fig 8a
Bottom coin is a reverse die match, thus also a modern forgery. Note the Victory with only one wing.
Struck or pressed from modern dies.
Identified by Din X as modern forgerypeterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator32 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; to outer left, Ξ; below throne, Δ. SNG Spaer 2162 var. (O below throne); Newell, SMA 321; Houghton, CSE 288 var. (same).
Reverse die match to coin published in IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4
Identified by Din X as modern forgery
Struck or pressed from modern dies.peterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator36 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; to outer left, Ξ; below throne, Δ. SNG Spaer 2162 var. (O below throne); Newell, SMA 321; Houghton, CSE 288 var. (same)
17.24g
Struck or pressed from modern dies.
IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4
This coin has been condemned by the IBSCC Photo/ by permission International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins. Refer Bulletin on Counterfeits reference above. From a series of "A group of false Seleucid Tetradrachms".peterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator37 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; to outer left, Ξ; below throne, O. SC 2166.2c.
Identified by Din X as a modern forgery, struck or pressed, from modern dies, the work of a Beirut forger who reportedly creates fakes for the coins of many Syrian Kings using his own modern dies of his own style. Stylistic signs identified with this type of coin indicating it is a modern forgery include: crude head and hair of Zeus; style of the anatomy of Zeus on the reverse; and the crudely depicted one-winged Victory.peterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator31 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; to outer left, Ξ; below throne, O. SC 2166.2c.
Identified by Din X as a modern forgery, struck or pressed, from modern dies, the work of a Beirut forger who reportedly creates fakes for the coins of many Syrian Kings using his own modern dies of his own style. Stylistic signs identified with this type of coin indicating it is a modern forgery include: crude head and hair of Zeus; style of the anatomy of Zeus on the reverse; and the crudely depicted one-winged Victory.peterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Demetrios II Nikator39 viewsSELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA. Demetrios II Nikator, second reign, 129-126/5 BC. Tetradrachm. Antiochia on the Orontes, struck circa 129-128. Obverse: Diademed and horned head of Demetrios II to right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY - ΘEOY / NIKATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter with his left; to outer left, Ξ; below throne, O. SC 2166.2c.
Identified by Din X as a modern forgery, struck or pressed, from modern dies, the work of a Beirut forger who reportedly creates fakes for the coins of many Syrian Kings using his own modern dies of his own style. Stylistic signs identified with this type of coin indicating it is a modern forgery include: crude head and hair of Zeus; style of the anatomy of Zeus on the reverse; and the crudely depicted one-winged Victory.peterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Aeolis, Kyme186 viewsIdentified by Din X as a modern forgery, struck likely from transfer dies. The dies match Oakley 58.
Signs which condemn it include artificial toning and coin is too flat.
Aeolis, Kyme; AR Tetradrachm; Silver; circa 165-140 BC; Obverse: Head of the Amazon Kyme right, wearing taenia; Reverse: Horse walking right, skyphos (one-handled cup) below, KYMAIΩN left, ΣEYΘHΣ (magistrate) in exergue, all within laurel-wreath.
J Sermarini: The style seems off. Oakley 58 is probably not ancient and the dies are modern rather than transfer dies. peterpil19Jan 19, 2018
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Antiochus V Eupator29 viewsDie match with IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4 Fig 2
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Antiochus V Eupator (164-162 BC). AR tetradrachm. Antioch. Diademed head of Antiochus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Zeus enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre and Nike who crowns the king's name, ΔI monogram in outer left field. SC 1575.1.
Identified as modern forgery by Din Xpeterpil19Jan 18, 2018
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Antiochus V Eupator26 viewsDie match with IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4 Fig 2
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Antiochus V Eupator (164-162 BC). AR tetradrachm. Antioch. Diademed head of Antiochus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Zeus enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre and Nike who crowns the king's name, ΔI monogram in outer left field. SC 1575.1.
Identified as modern forgery by Din Xpeterpil19Jan 18, 2018
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Antiochus V Eupator28 viewsDie match with IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4 Fig 2
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Antiochus V Eupator (164-162 BC). AR tetradrachm. Antioch. Diademed head of Antiochus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Zeus enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre and Nike who crowns the king's name, ΔI monogram in outer left field. SC 1575.1.
Identified as modern forgery by Din Xpeterpil19Jan 18, 2018
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Antiochus V Eupator33 viewsDie match with IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4 Fig 2
http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=zlpqUtDZqE8=
Antiochus V Eupator (164-162 BC). AR tetradrachm. Antioch. Diademed head of Antiochus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Zeus enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre and Nike who crowns the king's name, ΔI monogram in outer left field. SC 1575.1.
Identified as modern forgery by Din Xpeterpil19Jan 18, 2018
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Antiochus V Eupator39 viewsDie match with IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4 Fig 2
http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=zlpqUtDZqE8=
Antiochus V Eupator (164-162 BC). AR tetradrachm. Antioch. Diademed head of Antiochus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Zeus enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre and Nike who crowns the king's name, ΔI monogram in outer left field. SC 1575.1.
Identified as modern forgery by Din Xpeterpil19Jan 18, 2018
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Antiochus V Eupator36 viewsDie match with IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 4 Fig 2
http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=zlpqUtDZqE8=
Antiochus V Eupator (164-162 BC). AR tetradrachm. Antioch. Diademed head of Antiochus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Zeus enthroned left, holding vertical sceptre and Nike who crowns the king's name, ΔI monogram in outer left field. SC 1575.1.
Identified as modern forgery by Din Xpeterpil19Jan 18, 2018
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Arsinoe II, under Ptolemy VI39 viewsAncient Greek Oriental Gold Octadrachm Ptolemy VI for Arsinoe II.
Die-linked to known modern forgeries: IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 9 No. 1 Page 3 Figs 13-14.
Identified as modern forgery using modern dies by FORVM discussion member Din X. Likely to be from modern transfer dies (possibly recut).peterpil19Jan 12, 2018
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Arsinoe II, under Ptolemy VI37 viewsAncient Greek Oriental Gold Octadrachm Ptolemy VI for Arsinoe II.
Die-linked to known modern forgeries: IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 9 No. 1 Page 3 Figs 13-14.
Identified as modern forgery using modern dies by FORVM discussion member Din X. Likely to be from modern transfer dies (possibly recut).peterpil19Jan 12, 2018
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Arsinoe II, under Ptolemy VI45 viewsAncient Greek Oriental Gold Octadrachm Ptolemy VI for Arsinoe II.
Die-linked to known modern forgeries: IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 9 No. 1 Page 3 Figs 13-14.
Identified as modern forgery using modern dies by FORVM discussion member Din X. Likely to be from modern transfer dies (possibly recut).peterpil19Jan 12, 2018
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Arsinoe II, under Ptolemy VI35 viewsAncient Greek Oriental Gold Octadrachm Ptolemy VI for Arsinoe II
Forgery reported in IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 9 No. 1 Page 3 Fig 14.
Same obverse die as other reported forgery. Counterfeiter misundertood the tip of the lotus sceptre that juts out from behind the queen's head and represented it as a die break.peterpil19Jan 12, 2018
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Arsinoe II, under Ptolemy VI35 viewsAncient Greek Oriental Gold Octadrachm, Arsinoe II, under Ptolemy VI
Forgery reported in IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 9 No. 1 Page 3 Fig 13:
This coin has been condemned by the IBSCC Photo/ by permission International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins. Refer Bulletin on Counterfeits reference. Part of a series of struck counterfeits from Beirut. Reverse too flat. The border of dots which stops above the cornucopia.peterpil19Jan 12, 2018
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes39 viewsSELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC). AR tetradrachm. Antioch, 168 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΝΙΚHΦΟΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, holding scepter in left hand, and in right hand Nike crowning the word "ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ."
cf. SC 1398. HGC 9 621 (R1-2). Newell SMA 63. Houghton I 107.
Cast fake.peterpil19Jan 12, 2018
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