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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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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 2009
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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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Constantine I131 viewsConstantine I Æ Follis/Nummus. AD 307-337. Siscia, AD 321-324.

Obv : CONSTANTINVS AVG, laureate head right
Rev : D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX within wreath; Asis (Sun) in exergue.

RIC 180

Modern fake.
"Probably cast in low melting point "white metal" then electroplated in copper sulfate solution."
Martin B4
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Constantius I Chlorus Gold Multiple aureus Victoria Augg Et Caess353 viewsA Bulgarian fake, I've been told it's a Slavey, sold for 1265 Euros on German Ebay in Dec. 2005 by a seller who currently sells a lot of false Roman and Greek gold coins (guaranteeing the gold but not the authenticity!).

submitted by rupert
Rupert
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Galerius, Follis77 viewsFollis, Siscia mint, 26.0 mm, 309 - 311 A.D.

Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right.
Rev: GENIO AV-GVSTI, Genio standing left holding patera and cornucopia, crescent left, (A)? right, SIS in exerge.
RIC VI #198a and 207a

Offered as Replica on Ebay (Germany)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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GRATIAN41 viewsGRATIAN. 367-383 AD.
Æ 15mm 2,15g Siscia mint.
D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, diademed, draped bust right / VOT/XXV/MVLT/XX in four lines within laurel wreath

Sold as replica InAsta auction 48 06/03/2013 lot 7296
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Magnentius, Gloria Romanorum, Siscia507 viewsDN MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A behind / GLORIA ROMANORVM, Emperor on horse right spearing enemy right, facing left; shield & broken spear on ground. (dot)SIS(star) in ex.

Modern fake. Coins of Magnentius from Siscia are rare and sought after, Magnentius having only briefly seized Siscia from Constantius II. According to Barry Murphy, it is part of a series of late AE fakes of the same manufacture including Flavius Victor, Eudoxia, Vetranio, Hanniballianus, and Aelia Flaccilla.
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Probus Aureus 277 AD, Siscia mint Sol, naked but for chlamys draped over both shoulders85 viewsProbus Aureus 277 AD, Siscia mint. Obv: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG legend with laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: ORIENS AVGVSTI legend with Sol, naked but for chlamys draped over both shoulders, standing half left, holding globe and raising right hand; mintmark SIS below. RIC V-2 590; Cohen 392; Sear 11907; see Wildwinds.com (this coin). 6.27 grams.

Condemned by NGC as a cast fake. The edges were smoothed to hide the casting seams.
Adrian W
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Valentinian I37 viewsValentinian I, 364-375. AE 4g, 20 mm

Obv : D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valentinian to left holding short sceptre in left hand, mappa in raised right hand.
Rev : SALVS – REIP Emperor standing facing, head r., holding labarum ornamented with Christogram and Victory on globe and spurning with r. foot a kneeling captive, in right field star, in exergue, SMSISC palm branch.

Cf : Solidus, C 32. RIC 1a. Depeyrot 27/1.

Modern fantasy fake
Martin B4
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VALENTINIEN II - SISCIA104 viewsVALENTINIEN II - SISCIA
RIC 19c??
Siliqua, 375-378, SCISCIA
Observe : DN VALENTINIANUS PF AVG (Buste drapé, diadémé perlé et cuirassé à droite.)
Revers : */VOT/XV/MULT/XX//•SISCPS (Légende en 4 lignes dans une couronne de lauriers. Une étoile dans le médaillon.)
Métal : Argent, Poids : 3.30 gr, Diamètre : 17.70 mm
RSC Absent

"Lipanoff" no. 143
Siliquae
 
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