| Last additions - Fake Roman Imperial Coins: The 12 Caesars: Augustus - Vitellius: 27 BC - AD 69 |
Augustus73 viewsDivus Augustus Æ As. Struck under Tiberius. papsJan 07, 2018
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Claudius Dupondius21 viewsClaudius DupondiusJoe SermariniDec 30, 2017
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Augustus70 viewsOctavian (Augustus), ca. 30-29 BC, AR denarius
Obverse: Laureate head of Octavian; Reverse: IMP - CAESAR, statue of Octavian, holding spear and parazonium, on
rostral column decorated with anchors and prows of enemy ships.
RIC 271, S. 1559, Scarce (NC)
Description of coin taken from authentic example in Meepzorp's website.
Identified by Jay GT4 and djmacdo as a modern forgery.peterpil19Dec 29, 2017
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Augustus44 viewsObv: CAESAR DIVI F COS VI, Bare head right
Rev: AEGYPTO CAPTA, Crocodile right.
Date: 28BC
Ref: RIC I 545, BMCRE 653, BN 928, RSC 4
Die match to File 238 in Fake Reports, in 12 Caesars section. Identified by Jay GT4 as a fake.
Submitted by Peterpil19peterpil19Dec 29, 2017
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Augustus100 viewsCast copy.
Appears to be bronze but imitating the silver coinage of this type.
Has been made to appear worn / aged.
Signs of casting include: (obvious) casting pearls and filed edges.peterpil19Dec 22, 2017
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Nero and Agrippina, Denarius, RIC 00724 viewsObv:- NERO CLAUD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P COS, jugate busts of Nero & Agrippina
Rev:- AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, quadriga of elephants left, EX S C
Sold on french eBay in october 2017 with a "maybe genuine, don't know" and a picture bad enough not to see details, specially obv.Dec 05, 2017
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Octavian Augustus29 viewsCast copy of denarius RIC I 117 (scarce), struck 18 BC, Spanish mint.
Obv: CAESARI AVGVSTO - Laureate head left.
Rev: Temple of Mars Ultor: round-domed, tetra-style temple set on podium of three steps; within, is a chariot, carrying an aquila and a miniature, galloping quadriga right. S•P•Q•R• in exergue.
Weight: unknown
Diameter: unknown
Sold on auction site. Voted cast because of round pits/bumps, and soapy details.
Oct 30, 2017
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Caligula35 viewsCaligula and Antonia as Salus
Copying an official issue from Carthago Nova, Spain.
G CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP P M TR P COS, laureate head of Caligula right.
CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR Q V I N, SAL-AVG across fields, head of Antonia as Salus right
RPC 185; Cohen 1 (as Césonie et Caligula).
Submitted to wildwinds for addition, Oct. 2017.
Genuine versions of this issue tend - in the often-seen Hispanic style - to have slightly barbaric looking heads (especially the head of Caligula) and the II on the reverse is always barred. See a genuine version of RPC 185 on www.wildwinds.com/ric/caligula/i.htmlhelveticaOct 21, 2017
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Galba36 viewsGalba. AD 68-69. AR Denarius. Rome mint. Struck circa July AD 68-January AD 69.
Obv : IMP SER GALBA – CAESAR AVG, Laureate head right
Rev : DIVA – AVGVSTA, Livia standing left, holding patera and scepter.
RIC I 186; RSC 55.
Modern fakeMartin B4Oct 18, 2017
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Augustus49 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius, Rome mint. L. Mescinius Rufus, moneyer. Struck 16 BC.
Obv : (CAESAR • AVGV-) STVS • TR • POT, laureate head right
Rev : L • MES[CINIVS • RVFVS III VIR, cippus inscribed IMP/CAES/AVG/LVD/SAEC in five lines; XV SF across field.
RIC I 355; RSC 461; BN 339.
Modern cast fakeMartin B4Oct 17, 2017
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Vitellius57 viewsVitellius, January – 20th December 69 AD. AR Denarius, Tarraco mint (?)
Obv : A VITELLIVS - IMP GERMAN, laureate head left, truncation ending in globe, small palm branch before
Rev : VICTORIA - AVGVSTI, Victory flying left holding round shield inscribed SPQR.
RIC 36; Cohen 101.
Genuine Host and modern fakesMartin B4Oct 17, 2017
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Vitellius40 viewsVitellius, January – 20th December 69. AR Denarius, Tarraco mint (?)
Obv : A VITELLIVS - IMP GERMAN, laureate head left, truncation ending in globe, small palm branch before
Rev : VICTORIA - AVGVSTI, Victory flying left holding round shield inscribed SPQR.
RIC 36; Cohen 101.
Modern diesMartin B4Oct 17, 2017
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Augustus Denarius30 viewsAugustus DenariusOct 14, 2017
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Claudius I40 viewsClaudius I 41-54 AD. AR ? Denarius
CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P. The combination of this obv. legend with the SPQR / P P / OB C S rev. type is irregular, because P P occurs on both sides. On official coins this obv. legend was coupled with portraits of either Agrippina II or Nero as Caesar, date 51-54 AD.
Modern fakeMartin B4Oct 14, 2017
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Caligula71 viewsCast copy. Surface has casting bubbles evidencing casting process. Some of the details are otherwise sharp.
Casting twin discovered by pinga78 which confirms it is a cast. See thread: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=112998.0
Appeared in auction catalogue.
Caligula AE sestertius. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head left / AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA, the sisters of Caligula standing, bearing the attributes of various goddesses, SC in ex. RIC 33, Cohen 4, BMC 36peterpil19Oct 13, 2017
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Augustus 52 viewsTourist fake.
Found in an antique shop in Kandahar
SPAIN, Corduba. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AE. Bare head left / Apex and simpulum. cf. RPC I 130.peterpil19Oct 10, 2017
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Vitellius40 viewsVitellius Sestertius
Modern reproduction created by Remoneda from modern dies and advertised for sale on their website.
Vitellius AE Sestertius. Rome mint. A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate head right / PAX AVGVSTI S-C, Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae. RIC 117, BMCRE 57, Cohen 6peterpil19Oct 02, 2017
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Galba53 viewsReproduction by Remoneda using modern dies and advertised for sale on their website.
Galba Sestertius
SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TRP, Laureate and draped bust of Galba facing right
LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C, Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre.
RIC 388; BMCRE 70, Cohen 112peterpil19Oct 02, 2017
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AUGUSTUS Silver Denarius27 viewsObv. Head of Augustus right
Rev. AVGVSTVS, goddess flying(?) above holding veil (or sail) billowing overhead with both hands, capricorn holding rudder below
Fantasy type.
Selling as a "Very rare silver denarius from Augustus", September 2017. No size or weight.BatistaSep 09, 2017
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AUGUSTUS and AGRIPPA Silver Denarius37 viewsAugustus and Agrippa silver denarius. Looks brand new. Seller says its 3,67g and a very very very rare denarius. I was unable to find a reference in any book or on the Internet.BatistaSep 08, 2017
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Tiberius37 viewsAs 11.76g 31mm
Possibly a modern concoction: a portrait of Tiberius from an As dated TR P XXIIII (RIC 44), inserted as rev. type into an As of Divus Augustus. Martin B4Sep 08, 2017
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Nero55 viewsNERO. 54-68 AD. Æ As. Rome mint. Struck circa 66 AD.
Laureate head right
Victory flying left, holding in both hands inscribed shield.
RIC I 351; WCN 296.
Lipanoff fakeMartin B4Sep 08, 2017
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Tiberius211 viewsTiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius “Tribute Penny” type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. AD 36-37.
TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right; long, parallel ribbons
PONTIF MΛXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding vertical scepter in right hand and olive branch in left, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below.
RIC I 30; Lyon 154; RSC 16a; BMCRE 48-60; BN 33-4.
CastMartin B4Sep 04, 2017
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Augustus, As, RPC I 6817 viewsAugustus, 27 B.C. - 14 A.D., As, Bronze. Obv. Bare head left, laurel branch before, caduceus behind/ Rv. Labyrinth, 29mm, 5.7g, RPC I 68, 4. Alvarez Burgos 219, 1798.
Crude fakeJoe SermariniAug 24, 2017
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