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Aelia Eudocia98 viewsAelia Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II, AD 402-450. Gold Tremissis (1.20 g) minted at Constantinople, c. AD 425-429.
Obv : Diademed and draped bust right of Aelia Eudocia.
Rev : Cross within wreath. RIC Vol. X, 253; MIB 50.
Fake struck with modern diesMartin B4
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Aelia Eudocia81 viewsAelia Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II, AD 402-450. Gold Tremissis (1.20 g) minted at Constantinople, c. AD 425-429.
Obv : Diademed and draped bust right of Aelia Eudocia.
Rev : Cross within wreath. RIC Vol. X, 253; MIB 50.
Fake struck with modern diesMartin B4
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Aemilian173 viewsAemilian. AD 253. AR Antoninianus . Rome mint.
Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ERCVL VICTORI,
Hercules standing right, holding club set on ground, bow, and lion skin draped over left arm.
RIC IV 3(b); RSC 13; Hunter 10.
Fake 23 mm, 5,04 gm.Martin B4
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Agrippa321 viewsAppears to be a modern struck copy of the Agrippa As:
10.84 g, 27.68 mm.
Agrippa, AE As. Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD. M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head left wearing rostral crown / S-C, Neptune standing facing, head left, naked except for cloak draped behind him and over both arms, holding dolphin in right hand and vertical trident in left.
RIC 58; Cohen 3; Sear 1812.
Reasons that I believe this to be a fake:
1) File marks visible at the top around the edge.
2) The dolphin's tail has three parts, whereas on genuine coins it only has two, as it does in real life.
3) Dots all over the reverse which do not appear on any genuine versions that I have seen (e.g. to the left and right and beneath the bottom edge of the chlamys which is hanging down on the left and beneath the bottom edge of the chlamys which is hanging down on the right)
4) The side edges of the chlamys part on the left appear to be missing.
5) There is an additional slightly sloping line going from beneath his left armpit (i.e. on the right of the image) towards the C which should not be there.helvetica
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Alexander Drachm, Price F10827 viewsIBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 9 No. 1 1984 Page 14
Published in Price (F108), too
modern hand cut dies
Zeus has trident instead of sceptreDin X
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Alexander Drachm, Price F10841 viewsDie links to the fake from modern dies, the style of obverses and one reverse is very close to real Kolophon drachms but the hair is different and the trident reverse is terribly wrongDin X
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Alexander Drachm, Price F108321 viewsAlexander Drachm, Price F108
modern hand cut dies, published in Price (F108) and bulletin on counterfeits as fake
Zeus has trident instead of sceptreDin X
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Alexander III96 viewsKingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. Arados, Circa 324-320 BC.
Obv : Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev : ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings; to left; I; below throne, monogram of AP.
Price 3325
Picture 1 fake condemned by Reid Goldsborough
Picture 2 fake sold by US auction from same dies.
Reid Goldsborough : "Lebanese School" forgery No. 3 of an Alexander III tetradrachm, weight unknown. The styling of the obverse of this fake is similar to the fake documented in the Bulletin on Counterfeits, Vol. 5, No. 1/2 (1980), Specimen No. 6, and appears to have been cut by the same hand. The reverse is similar to Specimen No. 11.
http://alexanderthegreatcoins.reidgold.com/modern_forgeries2.html
Modern fakesMartin B4
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Alexander III the Great AR Tetradrachm - Myriandros Mint - Fake66 viewsPresented for auction on 7 March 2017 by a 'reputable' dealer as an authentic example of Price 3230.
It is from modern dies and iimitates Price 3230, Müller 1298, Newell 27 from modern dies
Previously published type: IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 2 Fig 6 that has appeared again in numbers in recent trade/auctions. All examples from the same modern dies.
Diagnostics:
Modern style and errors of detail in mint controls.
Evidence of pressed rather than struck origin.
Most specimens are low weight 15.8 -16.8 gms.
Four examples from the same dies found in recent commercen.igma
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Annius Verus56 viewsAnonymous Æ Quadrans. Annius Verus Caesar. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius. Rome, AD 81-161.
Obv : Head of Spring right, wearing neck-band of flowers
Rev : S C within wreath of flowers
The head on the obverse has been identified as Annius Verus, a son of Marcus Aurelius (Cohen). Van Heesch, in Studia Paulo Naster Oblata I, pp. 193-197, distinguished four types of busts in the series, and connects them with representations of the four seasons.
Cf : van Heesch Taf. XXV,7; RIC II S. 219, 34 (Var.); C. VIII S. 270, 31 (Var)
Fake from modern diesMartin B4
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Antonia and Claudius114 viewsAntonia AE Dupondius. 28.51 mm, 10.60 gr. ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP S-C, Claudius, togate, standing left, holding simpulum. Cohen 6.
RIC 92; Cohen 6; Sear 1902.
The figure of Claudius is too stiff, too many fold lines in his toga, Antonia's neck is too short, lettering much too large on both sides.
Genuine examples:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/antonia/RIC_0092.1.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/antonia/RIC_0092.2.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/antonia/RIC_0092.3.jpg
Offered to an auction house in England together with a number of other modern, struck fakes, in Sept/Oct 2014.helvetica
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ANTONINUS PIUS58 viewsANTONINUS PIUS. 138-161 AD. AV Aureus
Obv : ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head right
Rev : COS IIII, Antoninus standing left, holding globe and roll.
RIC III 226c; Strack 257; Calicó 1521; BMCRE 796; Cohen 309
Modern diesMartin B4
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Augustus91 viewsAugustus AE 24.93 mm, 11.50 gr. Uncertain mint in Cyprus or Syria, ca 25 BC. CAESAR, bare head of Augustus right / AVGVSTVS within laurel wreath. RIC 486; BMCRE 731, RPC 2235.
Lines of hair too simple, face is wrong for Augustus. The form of the "R" of CAESAR in incorrect. Leaves of the wreath too large making the legend squashed together.
Genuine examples:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RIC_0486.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RIC_0486_2.jpg
Offered to an auction house in England together with a number of other modern, struck fakes, in Sept/Oct 2014.helvetica
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Augustus148 viewsAugustus AE As. 25.77 mm, 8.85 gr. 6 BC, moneyer Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus. CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIBVNIC POT, bare head right / SEX NONIVS QVINCTILIAN IIIVIR AAAFF around large SC. RIC 439; Cohen 474; Sear 1687. Artificially patinated.
Lines of hair too simple, the face is utterly wrong for Augustus.
Genuine examples:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RIC_0439_2.jpg
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RIC_0439_3.jpg
Offered to an auction house in England together with a number of other modern, struck fakes, in Sept/Oct 2014.helvetica
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Augustus49 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius, Rome mint. L. Mescinius Rufus, moneyer. Struck 16 BC.
Obv : (CAESAR • AVGV-) STVS • TR • POT, laureate head right
Rev : L • MES[CINIVS • RVFVS III VIR, cippus inscribed IMP/CAES/AVG/LVD/SAEC in five lines; XV SF across field.
RIC I 355; RSC 461; BN 339.
Modern cast fakeMartin B4
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Augustus (Octavian), Colonia Patricia, Corduba, Hispania111 views Æ Dupondius, Colonia Patricia, Corduba, Hispania.
Obv: PERMISSV.CAESARIS AVGVSTI, Bare head left.
Rev: COL-ONIA-PA-TR-ICIA, Aquila between two signa.
RPC I #128; SNG Copenhagen #464-5
Belonging to the photographic Files of Falsifications of the Spanish Forum Imperio-Numismaticomdelvalle
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Augustus (Octavian), denarius73 viewsAR Denarius (19 mm/ 4.00 grs). Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 19 BC.
Obv: AVGVSTVS, Bare head right.
Rev: SIGNIS RECEPTIS, S-P-Q-R clockwise around, circular shield with standard on left, aquila on right. CL dot V in shield.
Offered as Replica on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011mdelvalle
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Augustus (Octavian), Denarius90 viewsAR Denarius, Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), struck circa 20-19 BC.
Obv: Laureate head r.
Rev: CAESAR Two laurel-branches; below, AVGVSTVS.
RIC I #51; BMC #352; Cohen #47; CBN #1330.
Die Match:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-8922
Shown to the Spanish Forum Imperio-Numismatico.
Sep_2011mdelvalle
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Caligula (Gaius) & Augustus AR Denarius, RIC 002287 viewsObv:- C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head right
Rev:- Augustus head, radiate, r., between two stars.
RIC 2, RSC 11
A cast fake, offered but not sold on German Ebay in Oct. 2005 for 280€.
submitted by rupertRupert
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Caligula and Divus Augustus73 viewsCaligula and Divus Augustus AR Denarius,
Caligula (Gaius) & Augustus AR Denarius.
C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head right.
No legend, radiate head of Augustus right, star to left and right.
RIC 2, RSC 11, BMC 10
Although this coin is apparently slabbed in a pronged holder, this is NOT an NGC Ancients holder.
Genuine versions can be seen here:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1808.htmlhelvetica
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Caracalla - Plated antoninianus purporting to be aureus30 viewsPlated Caracalla antoninianus, passed off as an aureus.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Jupiter, naked, standing right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
Plated version of RIC 258a; Cohen 279.
The "gold" plating has peeled off at numerous places on the obverse and reverse, revealing the bronze or billon core.
Sent to wildwinds for identification, March 2020.
No genuine gold coin was struck for Caracalla with this reverse image for this bust type.
This bronze or billon antoninianus, has been plated by someone, in order to deceive an inexperienced buyer.helvetica
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CARUS Siscia AE Antoninianus RIC 11163 viewsObv:- DIVO CARO PARTHICO, radiate head right
Rev:- CONSECRATIO AVG, large burning altar, A to right, SMSXXI in ex.
RIC 111
Pressed/struck with a couple of cast dies. These will have areas of specific surface flan damage in common. Condemned on the discussion board in Jan 2015.Lacedaemon
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Celtic Amorican Attribates Verica Vine Leaf Gold Stater146 viewsReproduction of a Celtic Amorican gold stater minted by the Attribates tribe between 10 to 42 BCE. The obverse shows a large vine leaf. Stamped 'COPY' on the rim.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Celtic Imitation of Thasos Tetradrachm, 1st Century BC85 viewsStater imitating a AR Tetradrachm. Wreathed horned head of Dionysos left/Nude Herakles standing facing, head right, holding club and lion's skin; ribbed and dotted legend.
Sold as genuine at UBS Gold&Numismatic, Auction 77 (9 September 2008) Lot No. 602. Published by Dr. I. Prokopov.
Submission by GaiusGCaligula.
Will Hooton
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