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Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm297 viewsAR tetradrachm made or plated with gold coloured metal, 24mm, 11-13g
24mm diameter, about 4 mm thick, 11-13 grams
Obv: Horse forepart crowned by Nike flying above.
Rev: Palm tree with two bunches of dates, Phoenician legend.
Sear 6426, late 5th century BC

Cast replica in wrong metal.Joe SermariniApr 16, 2005

Maximianus, gold aureus, Hercvli Victori reverse, Nicomedia, Calico 4670259 viewsThough bizzare the style is the same as the reference. This coin is possbily genuine but appears to be a modern forgery. The seller saw the coin discussed on the boards and called FORVM. He claimed he would send it to Sear and report the results to us. He lied, he had already sold the coin, he did not have it to send to Sear, and he had no intention of sending it to Sear. Joe SermariniApr 16, 2005

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm276 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre

Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. Raised edges on both the obverse and reverse are not seen in genuine examples. Joe SermariniApr 16, 2005

Ainos, silver tetradrachm279 viewsAR tetradrachm, 405-357 BC
Ugly blue-green modern forgery
Head of youthful Hermes facing, inlined slightly to left, wearing petasos ornamented with row of beads above brim / ANION, goat standing right; trophy before; all within shallow incuse square with rounded corners
Sear 1568Joe SermariniApr 15, 2005

Athens, silver tetradrachm, old style389 viewsAthens, silver tetradrachm. Another odd replica.Joe SermariniApr 15, 2005

Otacila Severa, cast bronze fake147 viewsOtacila Severa, cast bronze fakeJoe SermariniApr 15, 2005

Marcus Aurelius bronze cast fake of a silver denarius157 viewsMarcus Aurelius bronze cast fake of a silver denariusJoe SermariniApr 15, 2005

Athens, silver tetradrachm, new style395 viewsAthens, silver tetradrachm. A flat strike such as this is rare (non-existent?) for this type and thus suspicious. Other oddities and the origin confirm this is fake. Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Honorius solidus- Eastern Western mismatch in bronze766 viewsObv.: D N HONORI - VS P F AVG
Bust, facing right, draped and cuirassed, pearl-diademed

Rev.: CONCORDI - AAVGG I / CONOB
Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head r., holding sceptre and Victory on globe, her r. foot on prow; star in left field

Obverse is a Milan type, RIC X 1209 looks the closest (AD 402)
Reverse is Constantinople type from reign of Theodosius, RIC X 201 (AD 408-420)

Honorius, bronze cast of a fake mismatched gold solidus.

Emended by Hydatius1 commentsJoe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Smyrna, silver tetradrachm146 viewsAR tetradrachm cast in bronze, 2nd century BC
Turreted head of Kybele right / IMYP NAIΩN in two lines, monogram beneath; all within oak wreath
Sear 4556

Ionia, Smyrna, AR Tetradrachm cast in bronze, 10.26 (vs. c. 16.6 g for authentic example). 33mm. c.160 B.C. Turreted head of Tyche r. Rv. Ethnic within wreath. SNG Berry 1088Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Hadrian, silver denarius197 viewsHadrian, silver denarius. FORVM has seen at least two examples of this fake.Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm346 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre

Sold as a fake on eBay.Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Gordian I, silver denarius205 viewsObv:- IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing left holding wreath

Doctored Cast of a Slavey. Modern Counterfeits & Replicas of Ancient Greek & Roman Coins from Bulgaria, Page 63, Plate 157Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Lysimachos, silver tetradrachm221 viewsAR tetradrachm made in bronze

Crude modern replica in bronze of a silver tetradrachm of Lysimachus, with portrait of Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon on obverse. Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Gordian III, sestertius157 viewsGordian III, sestertius, struck with modern dies. Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Attica, Athens, silver tetradrachm, Toronto Group Cast of an Antiquanova Replica413 viewsAthens, silver tetradrachm. "Toronto Group" cast made from an Antiquanova replica. 17.1 grams. The original replica is struck and it is stamped with R to indicate it is a replica. The casts are made with the R removed.Joe SermariniApr 14, 2005

Augustus, gold aureus262 viewsSeller guaranteed the it was genuine gold, but did not guarantee it was a genuine ancient coin. I think, with good reason. Joe SermariniApr 13, 2005

Athens, silver tetradrachm, old style, #A464 viewsAnother modern replica. The Athens tet is the most comon fake. Don't buy one from an uncertain source. Joe SermariniApr 13, 2005

Elagabalus, silver tetradrachm, Antioch961 viewsThe blobs of metal behind head and before forehead on obv. and to r. on rev., wavy fields and probably artificial toning are suspicious.
Joe SermariniApr 13, 2005

Athens, silver tetradrachm, old style, #A833 viewsIncorrect style eliminates any possibility that this is an Athens mint issue. Evidence that it is a modern fake includes: The metal does not look ancient, the weakness of the helmet profile at top, the blobs on surface in l. reverse field, the weakness of the l. edge of incuse square on reverse.Joe SermariniApr 13, 2005

Zeno, Gold Tremissis7124 viewsObv:- DN ZENO PERP AVG, Diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right
Rev:- Cross within wreath; COMOB in exe1 commentsJoe SermariniApr 13, 2005

Claudius, sestertius, tooled1424 viewsThis coin has been tooled to the extent that it is impossible to determine if the coin is genuine. Although it probably was genuine, it has been destroyed. Joe SermariniApr 13, 2005

Uranius Antoninus, tetradrachm803 viewsBillon, tetradrachm
Obverse: AVTOK COV CEVEPOC ANTWNINOC C
Reverse: DHMARX EX OVCIAC VPB
weight 8,4 gr, 27 mm dia, 1,2 mm thick
1 commentsJoe SermariniApr 08, 2005

Ptolemy Euergetes, Ptolemy III, silver dekadrachm232 viewsAR dekadrachm
Sear 7803

Arsinoe II, silver dekadrachm, Svoronos 942, double cornucopia reverseJoe SermariniApr 08, 2005

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