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20 viewsDarren L2
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20 asses, Anonymous81 viewsRome Republic, Anonymous
AV 20 asses; 1,12g
Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; below, mark of value XX / ROMA Eagle with spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt.

Sold as replica InAsta 33, lot 6547
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20 asses, Anonymous64 viewsRome Republic, Anonymous
AV 20 asses; 1,23g
Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; below, mark of value XX / ROMA Eagle with spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt.

Sold as replica InAsta 33, lot 6548
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20 asses, Anonymous101 viewsRome Republic, Anonymous
AV 20 asses; 0,96g
Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; below, mark of value XX / ROMA Eagle with spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt.

Sold as replica InAsta 24, lot 5852
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60 asses, Anonymous101 viewsRome Republic, Anonymous
AV 60 asses; 3,58g
Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; below, mark of value ?X / ROMA Eagle with spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt.
Sydenham 226. Bahrfeldt 4a. Crawford 44/2.

Sold as replica InAsta 24, lot 5853
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60 asses, Anonymous86 viewsRome Republic, Anonymous
AV 60 asses; 4,13g
Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; below, mark of value ?X / ROMA Eagle with spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt.
Sydenham 226. Bahrfeldt 4a. Crawford 44/2.

Sold as replica InAsta 35, lot 5867
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60 Asses, Anonymous111 viewsAV 60 Asses
Cr. 44-2, Syd. 226, 3.40g
Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; below, mark of value LX / ROMA Eagle with spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt.

Struck from known modern dies hubbed from original coin, with dotted border recut, and thunderbolt modified.
Sold at auction Oct. 2011
glebe
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90 BCE, L. Calpurnius Piso, Denarius, Crawford 340/125 viewsObv: Laureled head of Apollo r., sickle-shaped control mark behind
Rev: Horserider in profile r., two dots above, one dot below, text between rider and singe dot reads C PISO LFS

Found on eBay profile with 15.3k reviews and 100% positive feedback that does not appear on NSFL

Casting pits, odd wear patterns, blobby lettering. Discussion here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=128285.0
Adrian H
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AES Grave, Roman Republic 92 viewsLot of four fake Aes Grave
Ebay item 190767945028
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Aes Grave, Roman Republic 37 viewsRoman Republic; circa 264-40
Aes Grave, As; 300g
Minerva facing slightly to r. / Bull standing r.; above, L. In exergue, ROMA.
Haeberlin pl. 55, 3; Sydenham 138; Thurlow-Vecchi 43; Crawford 37/1a; Historia Numorum Italy 331

Sold as replica InAsta 50 lot 5743
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Anonymous74 viewsRoman Republican. Anonymous. 211-208 BC. AV 60 Asses. Rome mint.

Obv : Bearded head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; mark of value to left
Rev : Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, with wings spread; ROMA below.

Crawford 44/2; Sydenham 226; Bahrfeldt 4a; Biaggi 3; RBW 160–1.

Modern dies
Martin B4
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Anonymous48 viewsAnonymous, Mint of Luceria: first heavy series, 214-212. AE Sextans.

Obv : Head of Mercury r.; above, two pellets.
Rev : ROMA Prow r.; below, L between two pellets.

Sydenham 128. Crawford 43/4.

Modern fakes and genuine coin
Martin B4
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Anonymous Denarius73 viewsAR Denarius - Roman Republican
Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind
Rev. Roma wearing Corinthian helmet, seated on pile of shields holding spear

Modern reproduction
Cast
Sold on ebay by NFS 'coin_pouch' Sept 2011
bobbyhelmet
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Anonymous Roman Republic Cast Denarius Rome 86 BC52 viewsModern cast forgery.
Obv:- Laureate head of Apollo right, thunderbolt below.
Rev:- Jupiter in quadriga right, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt.
Crawford 350A/2, Sydenham 723.

Cast fakes sold by notorious fake sellers ‘zade-nikol’ and ‘machairidis14’ on eBay.
Lacedaemon
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Antoninus Pius. Roman Imperial modern fake dies69 viewsModern fake dies sold on ebay by seller "soldatoconfederato" in February 2013.
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Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius, and Q. Urbinius60 viewsAR Denarius
Helmeted head of Roma right; circle in square behind
Victory in triga right.
Crawford 299/1a; Sydenham 570

Electrotype
Martin B4
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Arcadius, AE2/Maiorina199 viewsSpecimen manufactured by Lost-wax casting.
Picture facilitated by Remoneda in the Spanish Forum Imperio-Numismático in Jul/2010

AE2 Maiorina, struck 392 - 395 A.D.

Obv: DN ARCADI-VS PF AVG, pearl diadem, draped and cuirassed bust. r.
Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor standing facing, head right holding standard and globe. SM[ ? ]in exerge
mdelvalle
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Asses 60, GOLD: Roman Republic340 views13 mm GOLD reproduction of an as of the Roman Republic minted in from 211 BC. The obverse is an helmeted head of Mars. LX The reverse shows an eagle on thunderbolt rightr with ROMA in exergue. Coin is stamped 'COPY' on the rim.

Sold on eBay as a reproduction Dec 2006

Submitted by gmazza
Gustavo Mazzarollo
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Augustus78 viewsOBV: No legend - Apollo laureate head right
REV: IMP CAESAR - Emperor standing atop rostral column, draped, head turned to the right and holding scepter
Legatus
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Augustus72 viewsAVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head right.
AVGVS F beneath Caius Caesar on horseback galloping right, legionary eagle between two standards to left.

Modern fake copy of Augustus, RIC 199.

1) the surface on both sides is very pitted and shows air bubbles - especially on Augustus' cheek and neck, as well as above the third letter at the bottom of the reverse.
2) On the reverse, the lower parts of the masts of the two standards: one is bent, the other does not line up.
3) The legionary eagle between those two standards has no lower mast at all and is just floating in the air.
4) Augustus' neck is too narrow.
5) At top right of the obverse, the beaded border turns into small crescents, usually caused by using a small tube to make the "beads" in a fake die.
6) Augustus' forehead is missing and simply bulges inwards, so the faker very likely took a cast of a worn coin.
7) On the reverse - the letters at the bottom should be larger, clearer and better spaced. They should read AVGVS F. Here they appear to be AVGVT.. On this coin, if you complete the A, the right hand \\ of the A would also form the \\ of the V. Such a ligation was not used on these coins.

Purchased from roman.land (already on the Forum Fake Sellers list) by an wildwinds user in the US at the end in May 2020. Refund has been requested.
helvetica
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BAR-KOHBA 178 viewsVery fake, in style and metal.
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ROMAN JEWISH ROVOLT BAR -KOHBA LEA BRONZE COIN, 12.2g,28mm,
.UNDATED , ATTRIBUTED TO YEAR 3 (134-135) AD,OBVERSE:TETRASTYLE FACADE OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM .WITH THE ARK OF THE COVENANT.PALEO-HEBREW INSTRUCTION"SHIMON" REVERSE: LULAV AND ETROG .PALEO-HEBREW INSTRUCTION "FREEDOM OF JERUSALEM"

False patina, very bad looking overstrike.
Aarmale
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C. Claudius Pulcher Cast Denarius Rome 110-109 BC53 viewsModern cast forgery.
Obv:- Helmeted head of Roma right.
Rev:- Victory in biga right, C. PVLCHER in exergue.
Crawford 300/1, Sydenham 569.

Cast fakes sold by notorious fake sellers ‘zade-nikol’ and ‘machairidis14’ on eBay.
Lacedaemon
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C. Mamilius Limetanus Cast Serrate Denarius Rome 82 BC49 viewsModern cast forgery.
Obv:- Bust of Mercury right, N and caduceus behind.
Rev:- C MAMIL LIMEAN, Ulysses walking right, holding staff and extending hand towards his dog.
Four duplicates of the same cast.
Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741.
Lacedaemon
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C. Naevius Balbus210 viewsReproduction of a Roman Republic denarius minted by C. Naevius Balbus This coin was minted in Rome in 79 BCE. The obverse shows head ov Venus. The reverse shows Victory in triga. Minted during the dictatorship of Sulla. (Sear 309) Coin is stamped 'COPY' on the rim.

Sold on eBay Jan 2007

Submitted by gmazza
Gustavo Mazzarollo
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