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Toronto Group - Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, 4dr, Macedonia187 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
Dimitrov, Modern Forgeries..., 1997, #45
Sold on Ebay as authentic by "ancient_whisper". Toronto Group forgery.
Submitted by BluefishSep 16, 2005
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Slavey - Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, 4dr, Babylon277 viewsAR tetradrachm, 28mm, 16.9g, c. 317-311 BC
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre.
Price 3730; Prokopov, Modern Counterfeits..., 2003, #101Sep 16, 2005
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COPY - Rosa - Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC, 4dr227 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
Hill # 47. Sold as Rosa reproduction of Becker coin. Electro-plated silver over pewter. “Copy” stamped on rim. Image courtesy of Charlie at the Coin Replica Store.Sep 16, 2005
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Toronto Group - Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, 323-281 BC, 4dr, #1281 viewsAR tetradrachm, c. 297-281 BC
Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against her right side, monogram in left field.
Sear 6814-6816
For sale on eBay 01/29/2005 by Toronto Group, ID "babylonruinz".
Submitted by MaridvnvmSep 16, 2005
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COPY - Rosa - Bithynian Kingdom, Prusias II, 185-149 BC167 viewsAR tetradrachm
Modern reproduction in good style: combining features of Prusias I and II
Diademed head right with whiskers / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠPOYΣIOY. Zeus standing left holding sceptre and crowning the King's name, thunderbolt and monogram inner left field.
Sear 7265
185-149 BC. Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy. "COPY" stamped on rim
Sep 16, 2005
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COPY - Rosa - Bithynian Kingdom, Prusias I, 228-185 BC182 viewsAR tetradrachm
Modern reproduction in good style
Diademed head right with whiskers / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠPOYΣIOY. Zeus standing left holding sceptre and crowning the King's name, thunderbolt and monogram inner left field.
Sear 7259
228-185 BC. Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy. Has "copy" stamped on rim. Electoplated silver over pewterSep 16, 2005
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COPY - Rosa - Bithynian Kingdom, Nikomedes II, Epiphanes, 149-128 BC198 viewsAR tetradrachm
Modern reproduction in fine style
Diademed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKOMHΔOY, Zeus standing left holding wreath and sceptre, eagle on thunderbolt over monogram and date NP (year 150 or 149 BC) in inner left field.
Sear 7273
149-128 BC. Hill #85. Sold as Rosa reproduction of Becker coin. Electro-plated silver over pewter. “Copy” stamped on rim. Image courtesy of Charlie at the Coin Replica Store.Sep 16, 2005
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Slavey - Macedonian Kingdom, Antigonos Doson, 229-221 BC175 viewsModern forgery in good style [Slavey]
Head of Poseidon right, with luxuriant hair bound with marine plant / Naked Apollo, holding bow, seated left, at ease, on prow of galley inscribed BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY; monogram beneath
Sear 6789; Prokopov, Modern Counterfeits..., 2003, #106Sep 16, 2005
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Faustina II, Denarius, RIC 712248 viewsObv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane
Rev: SAECVLI FELICIT, 2 infant boys (COMMODUS and AURELIUS) at altar
Ref: RIC 712, RSC 191, BMC 139, Sear5 5260
For sale by Borovez on ebay, September 2005
Submitted by maridvnvmmaridvnvmSep 16, 2005
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Lysimachos, silver didrachm, #A243 viewsAR didrachm, 22mm
Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against her right side, monogram in left field.
LYSIMACHOS Circa 323-281 BC. DIDRACHM
Sold on ebay September 2005. Is an exact match to the Turkish reproduction also identified on the boards.
Submitted by maridvnvmmaridvnvmSep 15, 2005
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Pupienus, Denarius, RIC 4129 viewsObv: IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG , Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: PAX PVBLICA, Pax seated left with branch and scepter
Ref: RIC 4, RSC 22, Sear88 2415
Modern Bulgarian Fake- "Lipanoff" studio, #109 in Prokopov's booklet
Submitted by maridvnvmmaridvnvmSep 14, 2005
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Marcus Aurelius, Denarius, RIC 035189 viewsObv:- IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right
Rev:- CONCORD AVG TR P XVI, COS III in exergue, Concordia seated left, holding patera, resting left elbow on statuette of Spes set on base
Reference:- RIC 35
Modern Bulgarian Fake- "Lipanoff" studio, #63 in Prokopov's booklet
Submitted by maridvnvm maridvnvmSep 14, 2005
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Macrinus, denarius, RIC 033187 viewsObv:- IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- IOVI CONSERVATORI Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre
Struck December A.D. 217 AD.
Ref:- RIC 72, RSC 33
Modern Bulgarian Fake- "Lipanoff" studio, #89 in Prokopov's booklet
Submitted by maridvnvm maridvnvmSep 14, 2005
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Philip of Macedon, Philip II, gold stater134 viewsAV stater made in silver
Modern forgery in poor style obv
Obv:- Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev:- Galloping biga driven right by charioter holding goad; in exe ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ with caduceus in right field
Modern Bulgarian Fake- Lipanoff" studio, #6 in Prokopov's booklet
Submitted by MaridvnvmmaridvnvmSep 14, 2005
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Athens, silver tetradrachm, old style403 viewsAr tetradrachm, 10.74g
Modern forgery
"Uncleaned"Sep 13, 2005
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Constantine VII and Romanus II, c. 945-959674 viewsAV solidus
Modern cast forgery with 'shoe polish' patina
+Ihs XPS REX REGNANTI4m (followed by cross). Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cr. (with three pellets in each limb of cross), pallium and colobium, and raising r. hand in benediction; in l. hand , book of Gospels / CONSTANT' CE ROMAN' AVGG b R. Facing bust ofConstantine VII (on l.), with short beard, Romanus II (on r.) beardless, both crowned, and holding between them long patriarchal cross; Constantine wears loros, whilst his son is clad in chlamys
Sear 1751
-LWSep 13, 2005
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Nicephorus II, Focas, 963-969720 viewsAR miliaresion, 22.6mm, 2.98g, 15deg
Modern cast forgery
+IhSYS XRISTYS nICA*, cross on globus cruciger above two steps, four lobe medallion at center with facing bust / +nICHF/EN XW AVTO/ CRAT EVSEb / bASILEVS / RWMAIW, cross potent above and below, triple border
Sear 1781; DO 6
Note soft lettering and pits; also sticky brown 'goo' present on many forgeries.
From black cabinet of Larry Woolslayer
Sep 13, 2005
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Caligula, Sestertius, RIC 037301 viewsObv:- C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head left
Rev:- SPQR P P OB CIVES SERVATOS in wreath.
Ref:- RIC 37, Cohen 34
Sold by romanseller on ebay June 2005.
Submitted by MaridvnvmmaridvnvmSep 12, 2005
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Lysimachos, gold200 viewsAV stater
Just... so... awful....
Style, fabric, roundness of flan; everything is wrong!
Submitted by Wolfgang336 wolfgang336Sep 11, 2005
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, Gold383 viewsAV Stater
Just... so... awful....
Style, fabric, roundness of flan; everything is wrong!
Submitted by Wolfgang336 wolfgang336Sep 11, 2005
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Gallienus, silver, VIRTVS AVG reverse172 viewsReceived by FORVM in a bulk lot of Roman silver. Its hard to imagine our supplier thought it was genuine. Perhaps he added it for our entertainment?Joe SermariniSep 11, 2005
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Pantikapaion, Thrace, Black Sea Area593 viewsAV stater, cast in silver, 19-20mm, 3.9g
Imitating AV stater, Sear 1692
Prokopov, Modern Counterfeits..., 2003, #1 (Slavey)
A cast fake. The flat spot at 5 o'clock would be where it was cut, and the edge of the coin appears to have a filed look to it, along with casting pits. "The Panticapaeum is definitely fake."
-LWSep 11, 2005
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Evidence of Pressing - GENUINE COIN - Strike Flow Lines (example on a genuine coin)3612 viewsThis is a genuine coin. Many modern fakes are not hand struck. They are pressed using a hydraulic or screw press. These presses compress the planchet and force the metal to fill the die just like striking, however, the process is slower and usually done with an unheated planchet. Striking by hand (particularly silver and with heated flans) results in metal flow lines as seen on this coin inside the red circled areas. A coin struck with a new fresh unused die will not show flow lines. The lines are actually worn into the die by flowing metal. The more worn the dies, the larger the flow lines you might expect to see. The dies used to strike this coin still have good detail but the flow lines are already fairly strong. This is fairly typical for the time period and is probably related to mint techniques of the era. Many genuine coins do not have flow lines as obvious as this coin, however, this coin is a good example for study. These lines are usually missing on pressed fakes and are often missing or reduced on cast fakes. Joe SermariniSep 10, 2005
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Julia Soaemias, Denarius, RIC 243155 viewsObv: IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, Draped bust right
Rev: VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated left with scepter, & extending her hand to Cupid.
Ref: RIC 241, RSC 14
Modern reproduction.
Submitted by maridvnvm maridvnvmSep 09, 2005
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