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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Year of 5 Emperors: Pertinax - Clodius Albinus: AD 192 - 196

Last additions - Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Year of 5 Emperors: Pertinax - Clodius Albinus: AD 192 - 196
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Pertinax86 viewsMaterial: Unknown

Obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG, Laureate head right
Rev: AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing left - S C in fields

No weights or measures given
Selling as a reproduction on ebay US Sept 2011
Unusual for having 'PERTINAX' rather than 'PERTIN'
bobbyhelmetSep 28, 2011
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Pertinax99 viewsAR Denarius - Based on RIC 10a, RSC 991, BMC 862
Original mint date Jan-March 193 AD Rome Mint
Obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, Laureate head right.
Rev: PROVID DEOR COS II, Providentia standing left, raising hands towards star

Selling on ebay UK as authentic Sept 2011

Die match http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-1845
bobbyhelmetSep 28, 2011
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Pertinax123 viewsAntoninianus - Based on RIC IV 1a, BMCRE 17, RSC 2
Obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, Laureate head right
Rev: AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae

Selling as authentic on British ebay Sept 2011 - No diameter or weight given
Die Match: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-7561
bobbyhelmetSep 24, 2011
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Pertinax132 viewsAR Denarius - No diameter or weight given
Obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG - Laureate head right
Rev: PIETAS AVGG - Pietas? seated left, holding scepter, reaching toward two children, another under chair
Fantasy coin - mismatched sides and AVGG not possible?
Selling as authentic on British ebay Sept 2011
Obverse Die Match: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-1904
bobbyhelmetSep 23, 2011
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Pertinax Denarius64 viewsAnother pic of the same coin offered as authentic on eBay September 2011.Mark ZSep 10, 2011
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Pertinax Denarius70 viewsOffered on eBay as authentic September 2011.Mark ZSep 10, 2011
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Didius Julianus (193) 78 viewsAR Denarius
Obv.: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG Laureate bust r.
Rev.: CONCO R D MILIT Concordia standing facing, head l., holding legionary eagle and standard.
Cast, artificial patina.
Ilya ProkopovJul 29, 2011
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Pertinax81 viewsModern cast of AE sestertius of Pertinax, 193 AD
obv: IM[P CAES P HELV PERTINAX] AVG laur. hd., r.
rev: PROVIDENTIAE DEORVM COS II Providentia standing, l.; SC in fields
tourist fake in poor style, sold in Turkey
cf: RIC 22, BMC 28
commodusJul 28, 2011
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CLODIUS ALBINUS 125 viewsAR Denarius
Obv.: D CLODIVS ALBIN CAES Head to r.
Rev.: PM TRP II COS II, Roma on chair to l.
Cast, artificial patina.
Ilya ProkopovJul 18, 2011
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PERTINAX102 viewsAR Denarius
Obv.: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG Laur. head to r.
Rev.: LIBERATIS CIVIBVS (?) Liberalitas stg. to l.
Cast, artificial patina.
Ilya ProkopovJun 27, 2011
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Pescenius Niger 193-19499 viewsAR Denarius. Casting made in a prototype of other fake coins.Ilya ProkopovJun 01, 2011
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Didius Iulianus 192252 viewsAR Denarius. Casting made in a prototype of other fake coins.
"Dimitrovgrad Studio".
Ilya ProkopovJun 01, 2011
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Didius Julianus93 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Didius Julianus, 193AD, 3.79g, 18mm
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, right
rev: P M TR P COS Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia
cf: RIC 2
Sold as genuine on Canadian ebay by NFS Cantugran May 2011
commodusMay 18, 2011
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Didius Julianus86 viewsAR denarius of Duidius Julianus, 193 AD, 3.17g, 18mm
obv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG laureate head, r.
rev: CONCORD MILIT Concordia stdg l., holding legionary eagle & standard
cf: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2
Sold as genuine on Canadian ebay by NFS Cantugran May 2011

Curtis Clay noted, "These are modern dies, not exact reproductions of ancient dies. A specimen from the same dies was bought in LA c. mid-1980s: submitted to Tom Mullally for VAuctions, Dec. 2011."
commodusMay 18, 2011
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Pescennius Niger, denarius, 55 viewsObv:- IMP CAES C PESC NIGERIVS COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:- INVICTO IMP TROPHAEA, Trophy and arms
BMCRE V p. 73 note

Modern Bulgarian manufacture.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 10, No. 1 in 1985 - Example 8
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvmMay 04, 2011
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Pertinax80 viewsCast Paduan AE sestertius after Pertinax, 193 AD. Circa 17th century forgery or aftercast of same
obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG laur. & cur. bust, r.
rev: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI TR P COS II Aequitas stdg., l., holding scales to l. and cornucopia to r., under arm

commodusFeb 27, 2011
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Manlia Scantilla83 viewsModern cast AE sestertius of Manila Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus, 193 AD
obv: MANL SCANTILLA AVG draped head, r.
rev: IVNO REGINA Juno stdg, l., holding tall scepter to l. and patera to r.; peacock stg to l, head to r.; SC in fields
cf: RIC18a, BMC 32, Cohen 6
commodusFeb 27, 2011
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Didius Julianus dupondius or as99 viewsDenomination
dupondius or as
Materials
copper alloy (scope note | all objects)
Production place
Minted in Rome (all objects)
Date
193
Period/Culture
Roman Imperial (scope note | all objects)
Authority
Ruler Didius Julianus (biographical details | all objects)
State
Roman Empire
Description
Copper alloy coin; probable modern forgery.
(obverse) Bust of Didia Clara, draped, right.
(reverse) Hilaritas standing facing, head left, holding vertical palm-branch in right hand and cornucopia in left hand.

Inscriptions
Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Position: obverse
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Content: DIDIA CLARA AVG

Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Position: reverse
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Content: HILAR TEMPOR

Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Position: reverse field
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Content: S C


Dimensions
Weight: 8.32 grammes
Die-axis: 6 o'clock

Image and info courtesy of the British Museum
AarmaleFeb 10, 2011
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Didius Julianus denarius87 viewsDenomination
denarius
Materials
silver (scope note | all objects)
Techniques
cast (scope note | all objects)
Production place
Minted in Rome (all objects)
Date
193
Period/Culture
Roman Imperial (scope note | all objects)
Authority
Ruler Didius Julianus (biographical details | all objects)
State
Roman Empire
Description
Silver coin; modern forgery.
(obverse) Bust of Manlia Scantilla, draped, right.
(reverse) Juno, veiled and draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand; to left, peacock.

Inscriptions
Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Position: obverse
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Content: MANL SCANTILLA AVG

Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Position: reverse
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Content: IVNO REGINA


Dimensions
Weight: 3.978 grammes
Die-axis: 6 o'clock


Coin and info courtesy of the British Museum
AarmaleFeb 10, 2011
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Clodius Albinus, Av Aureus86 viewsObv:- D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, Bare head right.
Rev:- FORT REDVCI COS II, Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia
Fig 15 is the false coin - Switzerland 1985, 7.28g

A remarkable portrait but differs widely from known examples..

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 1 in 1986 - example 15
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvmSep 14, 2010
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Manlia Scantilla, Av Aureus72 viewsObv:- MANL SCANTILLA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust r.
Rev:- IVNO REGINA, Juno standing l., holding patera in right hand and scepter in left; at feet to left, peacock standing left.
Fig 14 is the false coin - Peuss 314 (1985) 430 (withdrawn, 6.68g

Unlike the seven known specimens. A perfected version of a similar false denarius.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 1 in 1986 - example 14
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvmSep 14, 2010
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Pertinax127 viewsOBV: IMP CAES PHE LU PERTIN AUG

Obvious fake, from a seller that uses private auctions and uses a danger phrase "I am no expert on silver coins and I cannot give guarantee for the silver coins I am selling, but in my opinion the coin is genuine."
tjderrickJul 19, 2010
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Pertinax denarius109 viewscast of RIC 11mix_valJul 10, 2010
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Pescennius Niger 193-19483 viewsAR Denarius. Antioch mint.
Obv.: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST COS II, laureate head right
Rev.: APOLLIN I SANCTO Apollo, nude, legs crossed, standing left, hand on hips, and resting arm on column, holding laurel branch in his right hand.
BMC 297; RIC 2a
Cast.
Ilya ProkopovJul 04, 2010
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