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Aelia Eudocia tremissis RIC 10 281368 viewsObv: AEL EVDO - CIA AVG
Bust: Pearl-diademed, draped, wearing necklace and ear-rings, right
Rev: No legend
Cross within wreath (ties 9)
Exe: CONOB*
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 430-440
Ref: RIC 10 281
Free-hand copy offered on eBay November 2007 along with two others (Theodosius and Pulcheria) by the same engraver.
Submitted by HydatiusHydatius
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IXÂ 1282-1328 Cast AR Half Basilikon123 viewsObv:- Andronicus standing facing, holding cruciform scepter and akakia.
Rev:- Michael standing facing, holding cruciform scepter and akakia.
Sear 2406. Constantinople mint.
These seem to be three casts derived from the same host coin.
(18mm, 0.99g-1.52g, 6h).Lacedaemon
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Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IXÂ 1295-1320 Cast Basilikon144 viewsObv:- Christ enthroned facing with crossed nimbus, wearing pallium and colobium, raising hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels; small dot below each elbow.
Rev:- Andronicus II to left and Michael IX to right standing facing, holding labarum between them; circle below the plaque.
Sear 2402; PCPC 167.1. Constantinople mint.
Three casts derived from the same host coin.
(Approx 23 mm, 2.05g).Lacedaemon
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Andronicus III Palaeologus  1328-1341 Cast AR Basilikon128 viewsObv:- Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; star to left, B to right.
Rev:- St. Demetrius, holding cross, and Andronicus, placing hand on breast, standing facing.
DOC 875-81 var.; PCPC 197, sigla B; LPC p. 118, 4; Sear 2472. Constantinople mint.
Multiple casts: all four of the above casts were sold by members of the IBSCC.
(19mm, 1.42g-1.53g, 6h). Light series.Lacedaemon
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Andronicus III Palaeologus 1328-1341 Cast AR Basilikon114 viewsObv:- Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; retrograde B to left, lis to right.
Rev:- Andronicus, placing hand on breast, and St. Demetrius, holding cross, standing facing.
DOC 858-9 var.; PCPC 195.3; LPC p. 118, 3; Sear 2471. Constantinople mint.
Three casts derived from the same host coin, artificially damaged.
(Approx 20mm, 1.75 g, 6h). Heavy series. Lacedaemon
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Andronicus III Palaeologus 1328-1341 Cast AR Half Basilikon125 viewsObv:- St. Demetrius standing facing, holding spear and shield.
Rev:- Andronicus, raising hands in adoration, and the Virgin Mary standing slightly facing one another.
DOC 867-8; PCPC 196; LPC p. 120, 6; Sear 2476. Constantinople mint.
Multiple casts: three of the above casts were listed in published auctions.
(16mm-17mm, 0.97g-0.99g, 6h). Heavy series.Lacedaemon
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Ariadne tremissis134 viewsObv: AEL ARIA - DNE AVG
Bust: Female bust, diademed, draped, wearing necklace and ear rings
Rev: cross in wreath
Exe: COMOB
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 476-491 (or under Anastasius)
Ref: cf. RIC 10 938
Offered for sale on eBay by empire_gallery
Submitted by Hydatius 04/08Hydatius
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Ariadne tremissis cf RIC 10 938144 viewsObv: AEL ARIA - DNE AVG
Bust: Female bust, diademed, draped, wearing necklace and ear rings
Rev: cross in wreath
Exe: COMOB
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 476-491 (or under Anastasius)
Ref: cf. RIC 10 938
Submitted by Hydatius 03/08Hydatius
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Ariadne tremissis cf RIC 10 938120 viewsObv: AEL ARIA - DNE AVG
Bust: Female bust, diademed, draped, wearing necklace and ear rings
Rev: cross in wreath
Exe: COMOB
Mint: Constantinople
Date: 476-491 (or under Anastasius)
Ref: cf. RIC 10 938
Submitted by Hydatius 03/08Hydatius
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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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Constantine I Constantinopolis Fantasy Medallion277 viewsSold in May 2005 on German Ebay by a seller whose name I have forgotten (none of our special friends) for 81€.
submitted by rupert Rupert
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Honoria, Iusta Grata tremissis West/East combination124 viewsObv: D N IVST GRAT HONORIA P F AVG
Bust: Pearl-diademed, draped, wearing necklace and ear-rings, right
Rev: No legend
Cross within wreath
Exe: CONOB*
Mint: Ravenna/Constantinople
Weight: 1.47 g
Date: 430s
Ref: RIC 10 2062/2068 (matches neither)
Free-hand copy offered for sale by major German auction house in February 2012. The style of engraving and lettering gives this away in the first instance, but it is condemned by the fact that it combines a western obverse with an eastern reverse (has CONOB* but should be COMOB).
Photo compares subject forgery with real Honoria tremissis (for obverse) and real Eudocia tremissis (for reverse)
Submitted by Hydatius
Hydatius
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Honorius solidus - Western Eastern mismatch169 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)
The style is a dead giveaway of forgery, even if the coin had the proper obverse or reverse. This has not prevented it from popping up on eBay over and over again. The obverse is from the same die as other Honorius solidi I have posted here. The reverse is from the same die as was used for a solidus of Theodosius II condemned as a forgery in BOC 2.4 (1977), p. 93.
The other examples I have posted are struck. This on the other hand appears to be a cast of one of those coins.
Offered for sale on eBay (March 2008).
Added by HydatiusHydatius
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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 HydatiusJoe Sermarini
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Honorius solidus- Western Eastern mismatch308 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)
The style is a dead giveaway of forgery, even if the coin had the proper obverse or reverse. The obverse is from the same die as the other three Honorius solidi I posted here. The reverse is from the same die as was used for a solidus of Theodosius II condemned as a forgery in BOC 2.4 (1977), p. 93.
This is a gold version of the bronze cast posted earlier in the fakes gallery. It's interesting that these both popped up at almost the same time.
Added by HydatiusHydatius
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Honorius solidus- Western Eastern mismatch122 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)
The style is a dead giveaway of forgery, even if the coin had the proper obverse or reverse. The obverse is from the same fake die as the other Honorius solidi I have posted here. The reverse is from the same die as was used for a solidus of Theodosius II condemned as a forgery in BOC 2.4 (1977), p. 93.
This is the fifth gold version of this bizarre mismatch (which also appeared in a bronze version).
From eBay (01/07)
Added by Hydatius (Jan 2007)Hydatius
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Honorius solidus- Western Eastern mismatch153 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)
The style is a dead giveaway of forgery, even if the coin had the proper obverse or reverse. The obverse is from the same fake die as the other Honorius solidi I have posted here. The reverse is from the same die as was used for a solidus of Theodosius II condemned as a forgery in BOC 2.4 (1977), p. 93.
This is the sixth gold version of this bizarre mismatch (which also appeared in a bronze version).
From eBay (01/07), just a week after the previous example appeared
Added by Hydatius (Jan 2007)Hydatius
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Honorius solidus- Western Eastern mismatch123 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)
The style is a dead giveaway of forgery, even if the coin had the proper obverse or reverse. The obverse is from the same fake die as the other Honorius solidi I have posted here. The reverse is from the same die as was used for a solidus of Theodosius II condemned as a forgery in BOC 2.4 (1977), p. 93.
This is the seventh gold version of this bizarre mismatch (which also appeared in a bronze version). It appears to be the same specimen as the German eBay example above (no. 3), which makes sense since the seller of this coin, tiflis73, is in Germany.
From eBay (01/07), the same week as the previous example appeared (thus three in two weeks)
Added by Hydatius (Jan 2007)Hydatius
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Honorius solidus- Western Eastern mismatch106 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)
The style is a dead giveaway of forgery, even if the coin had the proper obverse or reverse. The obverse is from the same fake die as the other Honorius solidi I have posted here. The reverse is from the same die as was used for a solidus of Theodosius II condemned as a forgery in BOC 2.4 (1977), p. 93.
Another copy of this impossible coin, though probably sold out of ignorance rather than malice.
From eBay (08/07).
Added by Hydatius (Aug 2007)Hydatius
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Honorius, miliarensis, RIC X 369162 viewsObv: D N HONORI-VS P F AVG
Bust: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left
Rev: GLORIA- ROMANORVM
Emperor nimbate standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; star in left field
Exe: CON
Weight: 3.34 g
Date: AD 408-420
Mint: Constantinople
Ref: RIC X 369
Sold on eBay as fake, 06/06
Submitted by HydatiusHydatius
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Honorius, miliarensis, RIC X 369136 viewsObv: D N HONORI-VS P F AVG
Bust: Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust left
Rev: GLORIA- ROMANORVM
Emperor nimbate standing facing, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; star in left field
Exe: CON
Date: AD 408-420
Mint: Constantinople
Ref: RIC X 369
Sold on eBay as fake, 07/06
Same seller as previous example
Submitted by Hydatius Hydatius
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John V Palaeologus, with John VIÂ 1341-1391 Cast AR Basilikon87 viewsObv:- St. Demetrios standing facing, holding spear and shield.
Rev:- John V and John VI standing facing, each placing hand on breast and holding long cross between them.
Type unpublished except in sales by numismatic companies. Constantinople mint.
Three casts derived from the same host coin.
(18mm-19mm, 1.35g-1.46g, 6h).Lacedaemon
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Julian caesar solidus RIC 8 Antioch 166117 viewsObv: D N IVLIANV - S NOB CAES
Bust: Draped and cuirassed bust, right
Rev: GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE
Rome and Constantinople enthroned holding a shield bearing an eight-pointed star
Exe: SMANZ
Mint: Antioch
Date: 355-361
Ref: RIC 8 Antioch 166
BoC 2 (1977), p. 94; 5 (1980), p. 11 (obverse); 14 (1989), p. 42; 21 (1996/1997), p. 29.
For sale on eBay, March 2008.
Appears to be same coin as previous example with light blue background (note edge shape and scratch under mint mark).
Submitted by HydatiusHydatius
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Julian Caesar solidus RIC 8 Antioch 166110 viewsObv: D N IVLIANV - S NOB CAES
Bust: Draped and cuirassed bust, right
Rev: GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE
Rome and Constantinople enthroned holding a shield bearing an eight-pointed star
Exe: SMANZ
Mint: Antioch
Date: 355-361
Ref: RIC 8 Antioch 166
BoC 2 (1977), p. 94; 5 (1980), p. 11 (obverse); 14 (1989), p. 42; 21 (1996/1997), p. 29.
Offered for sale on eBay, January and March 2008.
Submitted by HydatiusHydatius
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