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Clodius Albinus237 viewsLead painted with copper paint. Look at the edge to reveal the evidence of paint.Vitruvius
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Clodius Albinus85 viewsSestertius, RIC 52c, Cohen 16
Date: 194 AD Rome Mint

Obv: D CL SEPT AL BIN CAES - Bare head right
Rev: FELICITAS COS II, SC - Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and scepter

Selling on ebay October 2011 as a reproduction
No weights or measures given
bobbyhelmet
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CLODIUS ALBINUS - COS II Denarius115 viewsAR Denarius 2,7 gr.

Obv: D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES - Bare head right.
Rev: COS II - Aesculapius standing left, holding staff entwined with serpent.
RIC IV, 2; Sear II 6140; Cohen 9

Offered for sale in Ebay as Replica (Silver Forgery) April 2009
mdelvalle
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Clodius Albinus Sestertius58 viewsAE Sestertius, 194/5 AD, Rome Mint

Obv: D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES - Bare head right
Rev: FELICITAS COS II, SC - Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and scepter. S C in fields.
RIC #52c, Cohen #16

Seller desc.:
This is a reproduction of a Roman sestertius of emperor Clodius Albinus who ruled from 195 to 196 CE. The obverse shows the portrait of the emperor facing right. The reverse shows Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and scepter. The coin was struck in 195 CE. (Sear 6149). 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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Clodius Albinus, Denarius, RIC 11a306 viewsObv:- D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right
Rev:- ROMAE AETERNAE Roma seated on shield, holding palladium and spear
RIC 11a

Cast fakes sold by fakes sellers 'empire_gallery' and 'spes-pvblica' on eBay. These are not the same coin, but identical cast copies. The top one sold for $150.00 (Nov. 2005 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for 57.00 EUR (Dec. 2005 by spes-pvblica).
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Clodius Albinus, mule denarius69 viewsAR Denarius
(The seller doesn't give weight or size)

Obv: D CLOD SEPT ABIN CAES, bare head right, slight drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: (Of Vitellius) CONCORDIA PR, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae.

Sold on ebay by NFS mangizite-2008 as "Roman Coin"
Dec.2011
mdelvalle
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Clodius Albinus, mule denarius62 viewsAR Denarius
(The seller doesn't give weight or size)

Obv: D CLOD SEPT ABIN CAES, bare head right, slight drapery on left shoulder.
Rev: (Of Vitellius) CONCORDIA PR, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae.

Sold as genuine on ebay by Antares27.
Jan_2012
mdelvalle
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Clodius Albinus, Sestertius, RIC 52c181 viewsObv: D CL SEPT AL BIN CAES
Bust: Bare head right
Rev: FELICITAS COS II, SC
Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and scepter
Date: 194 AD Rome Mint
Diameter: 31.35 mm (1.23 inch.)
Ref: RIC 52c, Cohen 16

Sold as a Rosa reproduction. The rim is stamped with the number 75. Image courtesy of Charlie at the Replica Store

Submitted by Bluefish
Bluefish
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Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, 193-195 AD. AE42 "Medallion"233 views[Electrotype copy] Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, 193-195 AD. Æ "Medallion" (42mm, 66.41 g). Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder set on globe and cornucopiae. Gnecchi 104, pl. 92, 1 ("this coin"). VF, brown patina.

Courtesy CNG
FORVM AUCTIONS
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Clodius Macer123 viewsAnother incarnation of a well-known fake of Clodius Macer.
Offered on eBay as authentic December 2009.
Mark Z
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Clodius Macer77 viewsClodius Macer. Time of Nero usurper, April-October AD 68. Carthage mint (?).
AR Denarius 3,69g
L CLODI MACRI S C Head of lion r. / LIB – AVG Legionary eagle between two vexilla; in field below, above exergual line, LEG III.
RIC - (vgl. 9). C. 5

Sold as replica InAsta 48 lot 7251
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Clodius Macer20 viewsClodius Macer, April-October 68 (?)
Denarius, Carthago (?) April-October (?) 68, AR 3.16 g. L CLODI – MACRI Figure of Libertas, draped, standing l., holding pileus in r. hand and patera in l. Rev. MAC-RIANA LIB Aquila r. between two vexilla. Across field, LEG – I. C 2. BMC p. 286 note * and pl. 49, 4 (these dies). Hewitt D/2, 30 (obverse 17 and reverse 19) and pl. XI, 30 (this coin). CBN 5. RIC 20.

Confirmed cast fake.

Hewitt already doubted the leu piece 3.15 g

"Nos. 29 and 30 appear identical in every surface feature"

"When item 30 came up for auction, the author raised doubts regarding the authenticity since it is so very closely resembled item 29. The final letter which he received states, "It was decided by all the dealers concerned that this piece is definitely genuine".

They are almost identical only difference are the weight (3.41 and 3.16), the softer details on the cast and the edge nick under S of SC and the edge nick left above the M of Macri.
The edge nick that are different look artificially applied and are the reason why I doubted the coin first and why I still doubt it.
The specimen 19 with 3.41 has a much better and older pedigree, Leu piece has no pedigree prior 1978.
The weight difference can be explained due to metal shrinkage when cooling down in mold.

How high is the chance to find two examples of such a rare emission that have 100 % exactly the same centering and wear and planchet/flan shape, the same edge and flan cracks, the same scratch right to LOD of CLODI on obverse ?
So many individual characteristics from striking and wear that are identical which should not be possible on authentic coins.
Din X
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Clodius Macer - Galley34 viewsClodius Macer fake Denarius,
L CLODI-VS MACER, bare head right, SC below.
PRO PRAE AFRICAE, galley right with oarsmen and thirteen oars.
Modern fake of RIC 37.
Same fake dies as this one:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=3
Offered to a reputable coin dealer together with other fakes with the same colouring and "patina".
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Clodius Macer AR Denarius144 viewsBeing sold as authentic by 'roma-coins' on ebay June 2009.Mark Z
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Clodius Macer denarius65 viewsUsurper, April-October AD 68.
AR Denarius, Carthage mint.
18 mm / 3.2 gr.

Obv: L CLODI-VS MACER, S C below, bare head right.
Rev: PRO PRAE AFRICAE, quinquereme right, with 12 oars and 10 oarsmen.
RIC I #35-6 var. (number of oarsmen); Hewitt group G/5, variety 2 (unlisted dies); RSC #13; BMCRE #1; BN #8 var. (obv. legend break).

Offered as Reproduction on ebay (Italy)
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Clodius Macer Fouree Denarius196 viewsAdvertised as a fouree denarius of Clodius Macer on eBay.
November 2009.
Mark Z
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Tooled Clodius Albinus sestertius593 viewsSold in April 2005 by seller eden994 on German Ebay (763€!).

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