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Constans500 viewsCoin 3 of the lot of 4 which were sold to a coin dealer by a Serb in Vienna in June 2009. The coins are very well made, struck not cast (transfer die) and the four examples here are all on flans of exactly the same size and weight.
Constans
Obv: Constans, DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATI dot, Emperor standing left on galley, holding labarum and radiate phoenix, Victory sits at the helm. Delta SIS[SYM4)
Fake of RIC VIII Siscia 244
Giveaway: 1) The large dot instead of the O at the end of the reverse legend. 2) Clean copper shining through high points on both sides. 3) lack of detail on emperor's upper body and phoenix. 4) Bust has few hair strands.
Submitted by Helvetica, August 2009helvetica
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Constans502 viewsCoin 1 of the lot of 4 which were sold to a coin dealer by a Serb in Vienna in June 2009. The coins are very well made, struck not cast (transfer die) and the four examples here are all on flans of exactly the same size and weight.
Constans
Obv: Constans, DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, phoenix standing right on rocky mound. gamma SIS[SYM3] in ex.
Modern copy of RIC VIII Siscia 241. 18mm.
Giveaway: 1) The rocky mound is too geometrical and precise. 2) The clean copper shining through at high points on both sides. 3) Bust has few hair strands.
Submitted by Helvetica, August 2009
lasta: Such coins of Constans are still offered in Vienna. At moment they are offered uncleaned and mixed in a lot of 6,000 pieces with the well known fakes of Carus and Probus for 3€/piece. All the coins have a dirty lime green patina. They were obviously devaluated so in order to sell them for a lower price than originally expected. This is a success of this excellent forum. helvetica
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Constans 337-350 AD AR Heavy Miliarenses, Replica, 29mm305 viewsAccording to the auction description:
CONSTANS. 337-350 AD. Silver Heavy Miliarenses 29mm 6.5gr. Obv: FL IVL CONSTANS P F AVG Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev: VICTORIAE D D N N AVG G Victory standing right on cuirass and shield, supporting on her left knee a shield on which she inscribes VOT/X/MVLT/XV Exe: star AQ Aquelia mint RICVIII p.321 n.50 R3
Sold on for $26.55 on eBay as a reproduction (Jan. 2006). Marked "COPY" in exergue on reverse. An example in gold already in the Fake Reports (here).postvmvs
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Constans II75 viewsConstans II (641-668), Solidus, Syracuse, AD 641-654; AV (g 4,31; mm 20; h 6); d N CONSTAN - TINyS PP AV, crowned bust with very slight beard facing, wearing chlamys, holding globe cruciger, Rv. VICTORIA - AVgy T�, cross potent on three steps; on r., I; below CONOB. CONOB. DOC -; S 1069; Spahr 59.
transfer die + transfer die forgery
Din X
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Constans II31 viewsConstans II (641-668), Solidus, Syracuse, AD 641-654; AV (g 4,31; mm 20; h 6); d N CONSTAN - TINyS PP AV, crowned bust with very slight beard facing, wearing chlamys, holding globe cruciger, Rv. VICTORIA - AVgy T•, cross potent on three steps; on r., I; below CONOB. CONOB. DOC -; S 1069; Spahr 59.
Transfer die
Din X
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Constans II60 viewsConstans II (641-668), Solidus, Syracuse, AD 641-654; AV (g 4,31; mm 20; h 6); d N CONSTAN - TINyS PP AV, crowned bust with very slight beard facing, wearing chlamys, holding globe cruciger, Rv. VICTORIA - AVgy T�, cross potent on three steps; on r., I; below CONOB. CONOB. DOC -; S 1069; Spahr 59.
Transfer die fake Din X
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Constans II73 viewsConstans II with Constantinus IV (641-668), Solidus, Costantinople, AD 654-659
Obv : D N CONSTANTINyS C CONSTAN, crowned bust of Constans facing, bearded and crowned bust facing of Constantinus, beardless, above cross
Rev : VICTORIA AVgy Z, cross potent on three steps below, CONOB.
DOC 25g Sear 959
Modern die, no matches foundMartin B4
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Constans II 46 viewsConstans II, son of Constantine III. AR Siliqua, Arles mint. AD 408-411. 1.78 g. DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VICTORI-A AAVGGG. Roma, helmeted, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear. Mintmark KONT.
16.72mm. 2.8 grams. Modern Pressed Forgery.
For sale on eBay. as genuinepaps
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Constans II (Sear 1053)167 viewsModern fake of Sear 1053, a (rare) follis from the Carthage mint. Offered for sale on ebay in September 2011. Abu Galyon
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Constans II AR siliqua46 viewsAR Siliqua, Arelate (Arles) mint, struck 408-411 A.D.
Obv: DN CONSTA-NS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r.
Rev: VICTORI-AAAVGGG, Roma std. l. on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear.
cf. RIC X 350, #1540
Proposed on ebay auction as Constans siligua (sic) by NFSL seller "ancientground", march 2015 (1.149,00 GBP or make an offer)Augustin Caron
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Constans II, 641-668, AR Hexagram, Constantinople Mint (642-647)234 viewsThree sepcimens of a cast fake Constans II AR Hexagram from the same master mould appearing in prominent German auction houses between 2002 and 2010.
Vendor description of one example:
BYZANTINISCHE MÃœNZEN
Constans II. (641-668)
Hexagramm (5,30g), Constantinopolis 642-647 n.Chr. Av.: d N CONSTAN-TINUS PP AVC, Büste mit Kreuzdiadem, Chlamys und Kreuzglobus v.v. Rv.: dEUS AdIUTA ROmANIS, Kreuz auf Globus über drei Stufen. -- Oberflächen geringfügig rau. Sear 988, MIB 142.
R s.sch.-vzgl.
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Constans II, Siliqua84 viewsAR Siliqua, Arelate (Arles) mint, struck 408-411 A.D.
Obv: DN CONSTA-NS P F AVG, pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r.
Rev: VICTORI-AAAVGGG, Roma std. l. on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear.
cf. RIC X 350, #1540
Offered on ebay by Antares27
Jan_2012mdelvalle
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Constans miliaresion715 viewsObv: DN CONST C CON. Facing busts of constans and Constantine. Rev: Cross on globe above 3 steps. 641-668 AD. silver .900. Sold as reproduction. Picture courtesy of Pavel at Aquanova.
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Constans Solidus235 viewsDescribed as "Constans Gold"
CONSTAN-AVGVSTVS, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG, Two Victories facing one another, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT / X / MVLT / XX in four lines.
Mintmark PAR.
Note the letters AR above the shield, denoting the museum shop in Augusta Raurica, near Basel, Switzerland, which sells these coins for about $15 as souvenirs.
A fantasy coin (this coin was not minted in Arles), sold on ebay in June 2007 by tobias_hotz
This seller sold one on 13th June for 134 Euro, and at the time of writing (24th June) was selling another one.
submitted by Helveticahelvetica
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Constans solidus RIC Trier 8 135265 viewsObv: CONSTANS - AVGVSTVS
Bust: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG
Two victories facing one another, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT /X / MVLT / XX
Exe: TR
Date: 347-348
Mint: Trier
Ref: RIC 8 Trier 135
Offered for sale on eBay (April 2008)
Submitted by Hydatius.Hydatius
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Constans, AE3, RIC - None630 viewsObv: DN CONSTANS PF AVG
Bust: Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM
Emperor advancing right dragging captive and holding labarum
Exe: SIS "A" in field right.
Ref: None. Fantasy coin
These coins were seeded into the uncleaned lost of many of the uncleaned dealers all at the same time. They are not ancient in fabric and stand often stand out amongst the other uncleaned coins. Cleaning them was often a matter of wiping with a cloth rather than long soaks etc. They were undoubtedly modern. It drove a few uncleaned dealers out of business.
This combination of Obv and Rev never existed. Example of uncleaned fakes which turned up enmasse in 2003, believed to have originated in Bulgaria. Quickly identified by the crude style, although originally thought to be Barbaric Imitations when first few appeared. Image courtesy Bob Bischoff at Petroni Coins
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Constans, Ae3, RIC VII 390769 viewsObv: FL IVL CONSTANS NOB C
Bust: Laureate, draped, cuirassed, seen from back
Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS
2 soldiers standing to either side of 2 standards
Exe: SCONST Pine tree in center
Ref: RIC VII 390 Arles Mint
Sold on Ebay by Monneron.
Joe Sermarini: The authenticity of coins sold by monneron is disputed. At least one has been authenticated by David Sear. Other coins have been condemned by other experts. At this time it cannot be said with certainty if any or all the coins are genuine or if any or all the coins are fake.
wolfgang336
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Constans, Gold medallion511 viewsObv:- FL IVL CONSTANS P F AVG, Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev:- VICTORIAE DD N N AVGG, Victory seated right on cuirass, supporing on her left knee a shield, on which she enscribes VOT / X / MVLT / XV
Ref:- RIC -. This type was only struck in silver.
Sold in early 2005 on German Ebay at 201 €. Wrong style.
submitted by rupert Rupert
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Gordian III Medallion80 viewsObv:- IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust left, with spear in right hand
Rev:- BONONIA OCEANEN, Galley with rowers; the emperor, in a military dress, and with buckler and lance, stands on the deck in the attitude of hurling the lance downwards, as if at a figure swimming in the sea. On the prow of the galley is a Victory, with garland and palm branch; at the stern are two ensigns. On the shore is seen a lighthouse of some other edifice
A fantasy piece combining the bust of Gordian with the reverse form a rare medallion of Constans.
Sold on ebay October 2011 - NFS mangizite-2008 - No attempt to describe as Original or fake
No weights or measures givenbobbyhelmet
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