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Charles IV563 viewsModern replica by ANTIQUANOVA.
This is work of talented engraver Petr Sousek (CZ). Coins are sold as replicas made in different metals (tin, lead, copper, silver, gold). Only in silver and gold are countermarked by author as "Sou.", "S." (greek sigma), "SYSOK" (by greek letters) - BUT sometimes are these countermarks secondarily removed by different sellers. See also www.antiquanova.com page.
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Gelas, Sicily - a Reader's Digest advertisement piece from 1980's 265 viewsObv: Charioteer driving slow biga right, Nike flying right above, crowning horses, stamped COPY in exergue.
Rev: Man-headed bull, GELAS above, counterstamp in centre of bull's head.
Found by engineers during clear-up and repair work following a hurricane in the SE USA in 2006.
A modern tourist copy with the following characteristics:
- air holes on the left hand side of the bull, as well as all over the horse on the obverse.
- Name (unfortunately illegible) stamped in the exergue of the obverse
- Clear joint around the rim of the coin, as can be seen in the photo on the left.
Added by Helvetica, Sept. 2009
A Reader's Digest advertisement piece from 1980's.
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Q. Cornuficius40 viewsModern copper copy of Cornuficia 1 (aureus) or Cornuficia 2 (denarius.
Republican coinage. Q. Cornuficius. AV aureus, mint in north Africa, 42 BC. 19.9 mm, 7.89 g.
Bearded and horned head of Jupiter Ammon left.
Q. CORNVFICI AVGVR IMP, Q. Cornuficius, veiled, standing front and holding lituus, being crowned by Juno Sospita with goatskin headdress, standing left, holding shield and spear with crow on her shoulder.
Babelon Cornuficia 1; BMCRR II, 25b; Cr 509/1. = Aureus
Babelon Cornuficia 2; Syd 1353; Sear Imp. 228; Cr 509/2. = denarius.
Sent to wildwinds for identification.helvetica
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Syracuse, Tourist Fake, unknown AE275 viewsBronze Heracles? / Deity in Biga, Nike above, Ketos (sea monster) in exergue
This Bulgarian or Turkish bronze fake seems to be based on the Syracuse tetradrachm: Head of Arethusa right wearing pearl diadem, surrounded by 4 dolphins clockwise / deity in slow biga to right, Nike above crowing the horses (or driver), ketos (sea monster) in exergue to right, Ref SNG ANS 128.
I was unable to find a genuine version of this coin with anyone other than the goddess Arethusa on the obverse.
The reverse has been reversed for the fake, in order to get round laws forbidding the copying of genuine coins (if it's reversed, it's not a copy of a genuine coin, see?)
Bought as genuine by a friend on holiday in Turkey.
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