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195 viewsSestertius for sale on ebay 7500 £, from a seller in the notourious fake sellerl list.
Coins obtained very probably from a sestertius of Otacilia and tooled (look at the nose).
perporius
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Aelius Caesar, Sestertius117 viewsÆ Sestertius (35 mm, 30 grs). Rome mint. Struck AD 137.

Obv: L·AELIVS·CAESAR·, Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II, PANNO-NIA/S C across field, Pannonia standing left, holding vexillum and gathering dress at left side.
RIC II #1059 (Hadrian).

Offered as Replica/Copy on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Aelius Caesar, Sestertius145 viewsÆ Sestertius, struck AD 137, Rome mint.

Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR, Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II, S C across field, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt.
RIC II #1055; Banti #33

"Reproduction" of Remoneda (Spain)
mdelvalle
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Aelius Sestertius, Pannonia, RIC 1059256 views22,30 g

Heavily tooled. Sold April 2009.
Manuel
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Aelius, as Caesar, sestertius, Concordia RIC Hadrian 105786 viewsReference.
RIC (Hadrian) 1057a. BMCRE 1918 var

Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR
Bare head right.

Rev. TR POT COS II CONCORD in exergue.
Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand, resting left elbow on a cornucopia which is set on base of chair; S C across field

Ebay sale by fake seller Rafaprio February 2016
okidoki
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Aelius, Sestertius, RIC 1063786 viewsObv: LAELIVS CAESAR
Bust: Bare head right.
Rev: TR POT COS II
Salus seated left, holding patera to feed snake arising from altar
Exe: SALVS
Date: 136-138 AD.
Ref: RIC 1063 (Hadrian), Cohen 44

Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy.
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula]1428 viewsObv:- AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right, in hair in long plait
Rev:- S P Q R above, MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in two lines in left field, two mules drawing ornamented carpentum left.

RIC 55 [Caligula], Cohen 1, BMC 81
Rome mint, Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD.

A rather dangerous Bulgarian fake, sold in German Ebay in Sept. 2005 for 553€!

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2 commentsRupert
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Replica315 viewsObv: AGRIPPINA MEMA T C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head right
Rev: S P Q R MEMORIA AGRIPPINAE, carpentum left drawn by two mules

struck in 33 CE by Caligula.

Sold as a copy on Ebay.
Vitruvius
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Replica124 viewsAE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Cohen 1, BMC 81
Obv: AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust right, in hair in long plait
Rev: S P Q R above, MEMORIAE/AGRIPPINAE in two lines in left field, two mules drawing ornamented carpentum left.

Rome mint, Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD

Selling on ebay October 2011 as a reproduction
34mm - no weight given
bobbyhelmet
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Replica161 viewsAE Sestertius, 37/41 AD, Rome mint.

Obv: AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, Draped bust of Agrippina to r., her hair tied in queue in back and one lock falling down side of neck.
Rev: S P Q R / MEMORIAE / AGRIPPINAE, Carpentum drawn by two mules to left.
RIC Gaius #55; BMC Gaius #81; Cohen #1; CBN Gaius #128; Vagi 531

Seller desc.:
This is a reproduction of a Roman seatertius of Aggrippina Sr., mother of emperor Caligula. This coin was struck in 33 CD in honor of his deceased mother. Caligula ruled from 37 to 41 CE.. The obverse shows the head of Aggrippina Senior. The reverse shows a carpentum left drawn by two mules. with the inscription S P Q R MEMORIA AGRIPPINAE. (Sear 1827). These pieces are NOT ancient coins. Each coin is stamped 'COPY' on the rim.

Offered as Copy/reproduction on ebay
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Agrippina Senior, AE Sestertius, RIC 55 [Caligula], Replica183 viewsAE Sestertius, 37/41 AD, Rome mint, 35 mm / 30 grs.

Obv: AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, Draped bust of Agrippina to r., her hair tied in queue in back and one lock falling down side of neck.
Rev: S P Q R / MEMORIAE / AGRIPPINAE, Carpentum drawn by two mules to left.
RIC Gaius #55; BMC Gaius #81; Cohen #1; CBN Gaius #128; Vagi #531

Offered as Replica on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius101 viewsAE sestertius (31 mm / 23 grs)

Obv: ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev: CONCORDIA / S C, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star.
RIC 60, #399; Cohen #2; BMC 613, #451

Offered as Replica on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Annia Faustina, Sestertius77 viewsAE Sestertius, 30 mm / 20 grs.

Obv: ANNIA FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Draped bust r. wearing stephane
Rev: CONCORDIA, Annia Faustina, diademed, wearing long dress, standing l. and clasping hand with Elagabalus, togate and standing r.; between them, star. S C in exerge.
RIC 60, #399; Cohen #2; BMC 613, #451

Offered as "Replica" on Ebay (Germany)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Antoninus Pius Sestertius696 viewsAntoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.97 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 140. Laureate head right / Tiber reclining left, leaning on urn, resting right hand on ship and holding reed. RIC III 642a; BMCRE 1313; Cohen 819. VF, dark brown surfaces, smoothed and tooled.Vitruvius
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Antoninus Pius Sestertius88 viewsAE Sestertius, 143-144 AD, Rome mint.

Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right .
Rev: BRITA-N-NIA, S • C in exergue, Britannia seated left on heap of rocks, holding signum in right hand and cradling spear in left arm, leaning on round shield set on helmet.
RIC III #742; Strack #825; Banti #44; BMCRE #1637; Mazzini #116

Seller desc.:
This is a reproduction of a Roman sestertius of Antoninius Pius who was emperor from 138 to 161 CE. The obverse shows the emperor. The reverse shows Britannia seated left on a rock holding a standard and spear and resting arm on shield. The inscription is BRITANNICA. The coin was struck in Rome in 143 CE. (Sear 4153). These pieces are NOT ancient coins. Each coin is stamped 'COPY' on the reverse.

Offered as Copy/reproduction on ebay
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Antoninus Pius Sestertius - RIC III 1004332 viewsObverse: ANTONINVSAVG PIVS PP TRP XXII. Antoninus Pius, Laureate, facing right
Reverse: TEMPLVMDIV AVG REST COS IIII S C, octastyle temple with Augustus and Livia. Unlike the authentic/unmodified coin (as pictured in RIC III, plate VI 114), the Augustus in this thing is hilariously waving at the viewer in this coin. Who knew the Princeps was such a friendly guy?

Sold on eBay on 12/29/2010 for $710 by moonstone_lovely, where it was misidentified as RIC 787 (a rare coin). This coin instead loosk like RIC 1004 (which is more merely scarce according to RIC III). In the opinion of Forvm experts, this coin is at best heavily tooled and repatinated, and most likely the underlying coin that was damaged to make this thing may not have even been an authentic sestertius.
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Antoninus Pius, Posthumous Sestertius91 viewsÆ Sestertius (33 mm / 27 grs). Issued under Marcus Aurelius, circa 161 AD.

Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head of Divus Antoninus Pius right.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, S C across field, funeral pyre of four tiers hung with garlands and surmounted by quadriga.
RIC III #1266 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE #872 (Aurelius and Verus); Cohen #165.

Offered as Replica on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Antoninus Pius, Posthumous Sestertius77 viewsÆ Sestertius (32 mm / 30 grs). Issued under Marcus Aurelius, circa 161 AD.

Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head of Divus Antoninus Pius right.
Rev: CONSECRATIO, S C across field, funeral pyre of four tiers hung with garlands and surmounted by quadriga.
RIC III #1266 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE #872 (Aurelius and Verus); Cohen #165.

Offered as Replica on Ebay (U.K.)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Augustus (Octavian) Fantasy Piece63 viewsFantasy sestertius?

Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right.
Rev: CAESAR DIVI, Victory in biga galloping right, holding wreath and palm.

Offered as Reproduction on Ebay (Italy)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Augustus sestertius58 views"PADUAN" after Giovanni Cavino. 1500-1570.
Divus Augustus. Æ "Sestertius"
Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Laureate head left
Rev: OB CIVES SER in three lines within wreath supported by capricorns.
Klawans p. 22, 1; Lawrence 4

Seller desc:
This is a reproduction of a copper sestertius of Augustus The obverse shows the radiated head of Augustus with inscription DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER. Sear 1787. The reverse shows a shield inscribed OB/CIVES/SER encircled by oak wreath and two capricorns back to back with globe beneath. This coin was minted in Rome between 41-2 A.D. Sear 1783. These pieces are NOT ancient coins. Each coin is stamped 'COPY' on the reverse

Offered as Copy on ebay
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Balbinus75 viewsAE Sestertius

Obv: IMP CAES D CAE L BALBINVS AVG, Laureate, draped cuirassed bust right
Rev: LIBERALITAS AVGVSTORVM S C, Balbinus, Pupienus and Gordian III sitting on platform, accompanied by soldier, watching Liberalitas dispense coins to a citizen

Being sold as a reproduction on ebay Spain - Sept 2011
bobbyhelmet
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Balbinus92 viewsAE Sestertius

Obv:- IMP CAES D CAE L BALBINVS AVG, Laureate, draped cuirassed bust right
Rev:- PROVIDENTIA DEORVM, Emperor standing left, right hand raised with eagle on staff?, mappa? in left hand

Die match: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-7171

Sold on ebay October 2011 - NFS mangizite-2008 - No attempt to describe as Original or fake
No weights or measures given
bobbyhelmet
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Balbinus36 viewsSold on Ebay 24. Jun. 2014 by mlad-miha
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Balbinus53 viewsSestertius, 38mm

Struck with the fake dies with artificial patina and wear applied.
Offered as genuine on ebay in July 2016.
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