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Postumus187 viewsPostumus / Victory
I stumbled upon these cast fakes offered by two different sellers. Note the flan similarities, weakness in the same locations, and defects in the same locations (e.g. a spot between the P and C in the obverse legend and before Postumus' forehead). The crack at 6 o'clock on the reverse is closed. Since these coins are fake, the patinas are obviously also fake.
The one seller is listed as being in from the UK, but based on comments in their feedback, they are shipping from Bulgaria. Based on a quick look of their other listings, I noticed several other clear fakes.postvmvsAug 17, 2010
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Severus Alexander, Denarius, RIC 254 134 viewsObv: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped bust right
Rev: SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking left, holding flower & raising skirt
RIC 254
Cast fake sold on eBay February 2009. Compare to others in fake reports. Attributed by Prokopov to "Dimitrovgrad Studio".postvmvsFeb 23, 2009
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Aelius, denarius906 viewsCast fakes. Note similar surface flaw on both flans at 11 o'clock on the obverse (circled in red). The edge of the bottom coin appears to have been filed to alter the shape of the flan. On the reverse at 5 o'clock a flan crack can be seen on the top coin, with a small trace of the crack remaining on the bottom coin after the alteration.postvmvsJun 25, 2006
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Lucius Verus, sestertius361 viewsL VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX TRP VIIII, draped laureate bust right / Quadriga left, COS II SC in ex.
A very common tourist fake. Fantasy type. Cast.postvmvsMay 13, 2006
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Vespasian, denarius, RIC 65171 viewsIMP CAES VESP AVG CENS, laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated right, holding scepter and branch.
A reproduction marked "NP75", probably for "Nachprägung 1975". This repro is made of brass and was part of a series given away with Nescafe instant coffee in Germany during the 1970s.postvmvsApr 30, 2006
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Vespasian, denarius, RIC 65267 viewsIMP CAES VESP AVG CENS, laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated right, holding scepter and branch.
This was originally a reproduction marked "NP75", probably for "Nachprägung 1975", on the reverse at 6 o'clock. This marking has been ground away and the reproduction (originally brass) has been plated. It was part of a series given away with Nescafe instant coffee in Germany during the 1970s. postvmvsApr 30, 2006
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Vespasian, denarius, RIC 65175 viewsIMP CAES VESP AVG CENS, laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated right, holding scepter and branch.
A reproduction marked "NP75", probably for "Nachprägung 1975". This repro is made of brass and was part of a series given away with Nescafe instant coffee in Germany during the 1970s.postvmvsApr 30, 2006
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Titus, denarius, quadriga, RIC 206342 viewsT CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS, laureate head right / TR POT VIII COS VII, slow quadriga left with corn ears.
Dangerous cast fakes.postvmvsApr 20, 2006
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Hadrian, sestertius, Britannia221 viewsHADRIANVS AVG COS III PP. laureate head right / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated facing, holding long scepter, large shield to right, SC in exergue.
Sold on eBay as a reproduction. Style and fabric wrong.postvmvsApr 16, 2006
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Vespasian, sestertius, Roma192 views[IMP?] CAES VESPAS AVG PM TR PPP [COS II(I)?], laureate head right / ROMA, Roman standing left holding spear and Victory, S-C.
Modern fake. Listed in "Counterfeit Studios and their Coins" by Prokopov and Manov on pages 63-64 (num. 84).postvmvsApr 13, 2006
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Trajan, sestertius, RIC 642330 viewsIMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO TRP COS VI PP laureate, draped bust right / ARMENIA ET MESOPOTAMIA IN POTESTATEM P R REDACTAE SC, Trajan standing facing with spear and parazonium, Armenia, Euphrates, and Tigris at feet.
Modern struck Bulgarian fake. Listed on page 53 (num. 127) of "Modern Counterfeits and Replicas of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins from Bulgaria" by Prokopov et. al., attributed to "Dunav masters". The example in the image sold for 104 EUR on German eBay (Jan. 2006).postvmvsApr 12, 2006
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Orbiana, sestertius, RIC 657 [sev. alex.]175 viewsSALL BARBIA-ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust right / CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Emperor and vieled empress clasping hands, SC in exergue
"Modern Counterfeits and Replicas of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins from
Bulgaria", Ilya Prokopov, page 62, plate 153. Attributed to "Die-engraver Eugeni - Varna I"postvmvsApr 02, 2006
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Vespasian, denarius, Fortuna162 viewsIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P, laureate head right / COS III FORT RED, Fortuna(?) standing left with whip(?!?) and cornucopia.
Modern fake, very crude and stylistically far off.postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Hadrian, sestertius, dolphin coiled around anchor212 viewsHADRIANVS-AVGVSTVS laureate bust right / TR P COS VIII - IMP XIIII PP dolphin coiled around (reverse image upside down)
Modern style. Combines Hadrian with a reverse type of Titus. Sold for 12.50 GBP on eBay (Mar. 2006). Listed in "Counterfeit Studios and their Coins" by Prokopov and Manov on page 47 (num. 57), attributed there to "Varna-2 Studio".postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Severus Alexander, denarius, Annona, RIC 187256 viewsIMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head right / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing left holding grain ears over modius at feet & cornucopiae.
Cast fake (many casting bubbles). Sold on eBay for 11.50 GBP (Mar. 2006).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Rhodos, Rhodes, Tourist Fake197 viewsRhodos fantasy piece, Silenos(?) / Rose
The obverse may imitate a unique tetradrachm of Aetna with Silenos, beatle underneath. The reverse imitates the rose reverse of Rhodos coins. 8 grams, 22 mm
Sold on the Polish auction site allegro.pl for 122.50 zł (ca. $38), March 2006. postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm, #F357 viewsAR tetradrachm, Pella
Head of Herakles right in lionskin / Zeus seated left with eagle and scepter
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'empire_gallery' and 'imperatorial' on eBay. The top one sold for $141.51 (Dec. 2005 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for $120.27 (Mar. 2006 by imperatorial). According to the auction description, the bottom coin weighs 16.85 g.postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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L Sentius Cf AR Denarius. 101 BC315 viewsHelmeted head of Roma right; behind, ARG. PVB / Jupiter in quadriga right, holding thunderbolt, reins and scepter; above, control-mark (C); below, L.SENTI. C. F.
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'empire_gallery' and '333omega' on eBay. The top one sold for $31.00 (Feb. 2006 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for 61.50 EUR (Jan. 2006 by 333omega).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Cn. Lucretius Trio. 136 B.C.330 viewsTRIO, helmeted head of Roma, X before / Dioscuri r.; below, CN. LVCR.; ROMA in ex.
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'empire_gallery' and '333omega' on eBay. The top one sold for $41.00 (Feb. 2006 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for 31.00 EUR (Jan. 2006 by spes-pvblica).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Faustina Sr., denarius, Vesta287 viewsDIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, hair in bun / VESTA, Vesta standing right holding Palladium(?) and scepter.
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'empire_gallery' and ' imperatorial' on eBay. The top one sold for $24.26 (Jan. 2006 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for $30.88 (Mar. 2006 by imperatorial).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Commodus, Denarius, RIC 002349 viewsObv:- L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, laureate cuirassed bust right
Rev:- TR P V IMP III COS II P P, Fortuna seated left with rudder and cornucopiae, wheel under seat.
RIC 2
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'imperatorial' and 'spes-pvblica' on eBay. The top one sold for $30.56 (Mar. 2006 by imperatorial) and the bottom one sold for 25.11 EUR (Jan. 2006 by spes-pvblica).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Severus Alexander, denarius, Mars, RIC 207232 viewsIMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / MARS VLTOR, Mars hastening right, holding trophy & spear.
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'imperatorial' and 'vesko25' on eBay. The top one sold for $41.00 (Mar. 2006 by imperatorial) and the bottom one went unsold at an opening bid of 49.00 EUR (Mar. 2006 by vesko25).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Severus Alexander, denarius, Mars, RIC 23185 viewsIMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate draped bust right / PM TRP-II-COS PP, Mars standing left, holding branch & reversed spear.
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'empire_gallery' and 'vesko25' on eBay. The top one sold for $16.05 (Mar. 2006 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for 29.00 EUR (Feb. 2006 by vesko25).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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Faustina Sr., denarius, RIC 362(?)212 viewsDIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right / AVGV-STA, Ceres, veiled, standing left, holding torch & hem of robe.
Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'spes-pvblica' and 'vesko25' on eBay. The top one sold for 26.50 EUR (Jan. 2006 by spes-pvblica) and the bottom one sold for 60.00 EUR (Mar. 2006 by vesko25).postvmvsMar 26, 2006
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