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Alexander Jannaeus80 viewsFake AE lepton - Widow's Mite. Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BC.
Obv: Anchor within circle.
Rev: Star of six rays (instead of 8), Misspelled legend (should be BASILEWS ALEXANDROY).
Hendin 469-471; Meshorer 8.
A very poor fake which apparently fooled the person who bought it online and sent the images to me for identification.helvetica
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Alexander the Molossian, in Tarentum 334-33124 viewsAlexander the Molossian
Gold stater, minted in Tarentum 334-331
Bearded, laureate head of Zeus r. / ALEXANDROU - TOU NEOPTOLEMOU Thunderbolt, star below.
Photo courtesy Powerhouse Museum, N19227 Coin Replica
persistent URL: http://from.ph/301087
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APULIA, Luceria. Aes Grave Teruncius35 viewsAPULIA, Luceria. Circa 225-217 b.C.
Aes Grave Teruncius 37mm, 41,4g.
Star of six rays on a raised disk / Dolphin left, three dots (mark of value) below.
Thurlow-Vecchi 276; HN Italy 672
Sold as replica ebay on january 2013
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APULIA, Luceria. Aes Grave Teruncius39 viewsAPULIA, Luceria. Circa 225-217 b.C.
Aes Grave Teruncius 37,5g.
Star of six rays on a raised disk / Dolphin left, three dots (mark of value) below.
Thurlow-Vecchi 276; HN Italy 672
Sold as replica ebay on january 2013
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Athens49 viewsATTICA, Athens. Circa 469/5-460 BC. AR Dekadrachm
Obv : Head of Athena right, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over the visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl
Rev : Owl standing facing, wings spread; olive sprig and crescent to upper left, A-Θ-E around; all within incuse square.
Cf : Starr group II.C; BMC 40; SNG Berry 641;
Modern fakeMartin B4
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Attica, Athens Athena Owl45 viewsAttica Athens
Athena Owl
Silver Didrachm
Modern cast fake imitating tetradrachm, sold on eBay March 2015 by notorious fake seller nikosstardealsmihali84
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Attica, Athens Athena Owl41 viewsAttica Athens
Athena Owl
Silver drachm
3.40g
15.16mm
Modern cast fake sold on eBay April 2015 by notorious fake seller nikosstardealsmihali84
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AUGUSTUS - Moneyer TURPILIANUS Denarius137 viewsAR Denarius, 4,12 gr.
P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer.
Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head right.
Rev: TVRPILIANVS • III • VIR, six-rayed star above crescent.
RIC I 300; RSC 495; BMCRE 32; BN 163; C 495
Offered for sale in Ebay by romanprosecutor as "authentic coins, ex private UK collection"mdelvalle
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Badbury Starfish Silver219 viewsReproduction of a Celtic Badbury Starfish Silver Unit minted by the Durotriges tribe. The obverse shiws a starfish design while the reverse shows a geometric pattern. Minted between 35 and 30 BCE in Dorset. Copied from a master in the Rudd Celtic Collection. Van Arsdell 1270-1. Stamped 'R' on the coin.
Sold on eBay Dec 2006
Submitted by gmazzaGustavo Mazzarollo
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Caligula and Divus Augustus73 viewsCaligula and Divus Augustus AR Denarius,
Caligula (Gaius) & Augustus AR Denarius.
C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head right.
No legend, radiate head of Augustus right, star to left and right.
RIC 2, RSC 11, BMC 10
Although this coin is apparently slabbed in a pronged holder, this is NOT an NGC Ancients holder.
Genuine versions can be seen here:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1808.htmlhelvetica
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Carl Becker. Marcus Antonius denarius56 viewsCarl Becker, 19th century forger.
Marcus Antonius, Rome, late Republic. 40 b.C.
Denarius, mint moving with M. Antonius
AR 4,45g
ANT·IMP III VIR·R·P·C Head of M. Antony r.; behind, lituus / CN·DOMIT·AHENOBARBVS·IMP Prow r.; above, star of eight rays.
Babelon Antonia 56 and Domitia 23. C. 10. Sydenham 1179. Sear Imperators 258. Crawford 521/2
Sold as replica InAsta 48 lot 7239
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Carl Wilhelm Becker. 1772-1830. Imitating Arpi in Apulia32 viewsCarl Wilhelm Becker. 1772-1830. Imitating Arpi in Apulia
ARPANON Head of Persephone to left, wearing a barley wreath; to right, grain ear / Free horse prancing to left; above, star of eight rays. DAYOI below
Hill, Becker, 3
Jean Elsen & ses Fils auction 97, lot 23
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Carl Wilhelm Becker. 1772-1830. Imitating Tarentum in Calabria30 viewsCarl Wilhelm Becker. 1772-1830. Imitating Tarentum in Calabria
Unknown size and weight
Head of nymph left surrounded by three dolphins. TAPA in l. field / Horseman r., crowned by Nike, dolphin and star in r. field, EA below, TARAS in ex.
Hill, Becker, 4
Jean Elsen & ses Fils auction 98, lot 35
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Elagabalus, Sidon28 viewsI am now the unfortunate owner of two fake Elagabalus Cart of Astarte coins. I bought the first one a year ago and knew there was something off about it. But just recently I got this other one and didn’t inspect it close enough before buying (only $25 on eBay ... go figure right?) when it arrived in the mail I compared it to my other and what do you know identical! The green patina on it is very powdery and comes off easy. The work on its surface is quite believable, I thought, so I didn’t think about it until it arrived. From seller Prefrdric0Daniel J
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Elagabalus, Sidon32 viewsCart of Astarte Daniel J
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Elagabalus, Sidon36 viewsCart of Astarte Daniel J
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Galla Placidia48 viewsGalla Placidia, wife of Constantine III and mother of Valentinian III,
Solidus, Ravenna 426-430,
AV 2,73 g.
D N GALLA PLA – CIDIA P F AVG Pearl-diademed and draped bust r., wearing necklace and crowned above by the hand of God; Christogram on shoulder. / VOT XX – MVLT XXX R – V Victory standing l., supporting long jewelled cross; in upper field, star. In exergue, COMOB.
C 13. RIC 2012. Depeyrot 13/2. LRC 826. Ranieri 73
Sold as replica InAsta 38, lot 6804
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Galla Placidia38 viewsGalla Placidia, wife of Constantine III and mother of Valentinian III,
Solidus, Ravenna 426-430,
AV 4,48 g.
D N GALLA PLA – CIDIA P F AVG Pearl-diademed and draped bust r., wearing necklace and crowned above by the hand of God; Christogram on shoulder. / VOT XX – MVLT XXX R – V Victory standing l., supporting long jewelled cross; in upper field, star. In exergue, COMOB.
C 13. RIC 2012. Depeyrot 13/2. LRC 826. Ranieri 73
Sold as replica InAsta 40, lot 5757
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Islands off Ionia Samos27 viewsIslands off Ionia
Samos
Silver drachm
4.49g
20mm
Modern cold pressed fake, possibly a Slavey replica, sold on eBay April 2015 by notorious fake seller nikosstardealsmihali84
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Kleonymos in Tarentum, Calabria c. 302 b.C.24 viewsKleonymos
AV third Stater, minted in Tarentum, c. 302 b.C.
ΤΑΡΑΣ. Head of Hera l., three dolphins around / Naked boy crowning horse walking r., himself being crowned by Nike holding lemniskos. Dolphin in r. field. ΣΑ and star below. ΤΑΡΑΣ in ex.
Vlasto 24
Photo courtesy Powerhouse Museum, N19226 Coin Replica
persistent URL: http://from.ph/301086
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Maurice Tiberius Forgery Sear F23138 viewsDescribed as a gold solidus, weighing 3.7 gr this coin was sent to Wildwinds for identification.
The obverse type and reverse type were - on genuine coins -. used about 200 years apart. This fake is published as forgery type F23 in Sear. It was ceated before 1974.
The obverse imitates solidi of Tiberius II Constantinus, the legend is blundered to oMIIbIONS T_OTPPAVI instead of dMTIbCONS TANTPPAVI. The beading on the obverse only goes halfway around the flan.
- This Concordia type (with Constantinopolis holding Victory) was used e.g. for Honorius and Arcadius, but only together with either a diademed bust right, or with the helmeted bust of the emperor facing, holding a spear over his shoulder.
- The globe on which the cross is placed is very badly engraved which makes is look as though the person who made this coin did not know what he was doing.
- There is no I in CONCORDIA.
- The star in the left field is very badly made.
- The figure of Victory held by Constantinopolis is atrocious with no facial details, just a square for the body and what appear to be three legs.
- the mintmark is completely fake - it should be CONOB or COMOB. There is no mintmark CONVV of any mint for any coin of any emperor.
Probably a highly polished brass or copper modern tourist fake.
[submitted by Helvetica, Oct. 2011]helvetica
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Paduan, type of Elagabalus19 viewsPaduan, type of Elagabalus, work of Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570).
Ae "Sestertius";10,89g
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar, holding a patera in right hand and a club in left hand, star in field. S-C in fields
Klawans 1
H.D. Rauch, eAuction 13, lot 758
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Paduan, type of Elagabalus18 viewsPaduan, type of Elagabalus, work of Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570).
Ae "Sestertius";28,88g
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar, holding a patera in right hand and a club in left hand, star in field. S-C in fields
Klawans 1
H.D. Rauch, eAuction 13, lot 759
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Paeonia, Bastareos (ca. 400 B.C. ?), Fake - Imitating, AR Tetradrachm68 viewsThis fake seeks to imitate a very rare coin of which there are but three examples known:
KINGDOM OF PAEONIA. Bastareos (c.400 B.C.), AR Tetradrachm. Large crested helmet to right, border of dots. Rev. BAΖTAPEOΖ, a bull butting to right on ground line, border of dots (Head, Historia Numorum, p. 237; AMNG III, p. 147, 16, pl. XXXVI, 21; Svoronos, HPM, pl. XIX, 2.
Bastareos is known only from the three examples of this coin apparently in existence today. Given that one example was found with issues of Lykkeios and Patraos, it is assumed that Bastareos was a Paeonian king, or perhaps the king of neighbouring tribe, whose existence is otherwise unknown to us.
The style of this fake departs markedly from that of the three authentic examples.
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