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Marcus Aurelius Fantasy Denarius (tin coin replica)110 viewsMarcus Aurelius Fantasy Denarius (tin coin replica)

OBV/ Laureated head right, M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM
REV/ Elephant walking right, MVNIPICENTIA AVG, COS III in exergue.
Joe Sermarini
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Agrippina Denarius197 viewsObv:- AGRIPPINA MAT C CAES AVG GERM, Agrippina bust, dr. r., her hair falling in queue down her neck
Rev:- T R POT XI COS II, Apollo Standing front, head left, holding patera and lyre

Being sold on ebay February 2008 as guaranteed original with a price tag of Eur 1,550. Combines a known fake obverse die of Agrippina with a known fake reverse die of Marcus Aurelius.
Marcus Aurelius reverse die seen here:- http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-4492

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Annius Verus56 viewsAnonymous Æ Quadrans. Annius Verus Caesar. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius. Rome, AD 81-161.

Obv : Head of Spring right, wearing neck-band of flowers
Rev : S C within wreath of flowers

The head on the obverse has been identified as Annius Verus, a son of Marcus Aurelius (Cohen). Van Heesch, in Studia Paulo Naster Oblata I, pp. 193-197, distinguished four types of busts in the series, and connects them with representations of the four seasons.

Cf : van Heesch Taf. XXV,7; RIC II S. 219, 34 (Var.); C. VIII S. 270, 31 (Var)

Fake from modern dies
Martin B4
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Antoninus Pius258 viewsAureus
Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius right. Text around DIVVS ANTONINVS.

Reverse: Four tiered funeral pyre decorated with garlands and statues, door in second tier, facing quadriga (four-horse chariot) on top. Text around CONSECRATIO.

History: This Aureus is a commemorative coin issued by Marcus Aurelius in honour of Antoninus Pius. The coin was minted after Antoninus' death in 161 AD.

Date: Rome mint, c.161 AD

Diameter: 1.8cm

mark 'R' stamped on one side

Sold on eBay Feb 2007

Submitted by gmazza
Gustavo Mazzarollo
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Antoninus Pius167 viewsCast Fake of Antoninus Pius/Marcus Aurelius denarius (RIC 411b)bought on eBay in 2010. Coin has slick, modern metal surfaces and is made of an unidentified low conductivity alloy.daverino
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ANTONINUS PIUS 114 viewsAR Denarius (with M. Aurelius)
Prototype is an original coin.
Cast, without further processing, no artificial patina.
Ilya Prokopov
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius167 viewsModern fake of AR denarius of Antoninus Pius and his heir Marcus Aurelius, 140AD; 17mm, 3.15g
obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right
rev: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS draped bare head of M. Aurelius, right
cf: RIC 417a, RSC 15, BMC 155
sold on ebay as genuine by NFS julianus_2010, May 2011

commodus
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius118 viewsAR Denarius - RIC 417
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius
Rev: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG ??????, Bare headed bust of Marcus Aurelius

Modern fake - No dims or weight given
Note: Antoninus Pius legend ends TRPXII not TRPCOSIII
Sold as authentic by 'coin_pouch' on ebay Sept 2011
Die Match: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-7515
bobbyhelmet
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ANTONINUS PIUS & MARCUS AURELIUS AR DENARIUS63 viewsANTONINUS PIUS & MARCUS AURELIUS AR DENARIUSSRukke
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius, Denarius, RIC 417602 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius
Rev:- AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG [PII F COS?], Bare headed bust of Marcus Aurelius

Sold on eBay as a silver reproduction by a seller from Spain. Note: Antoninus Pius legend ends TRPXII not TRPCOSIII.
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius, Denarius, RIC 417a964 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, Laureate head of Pius right
Rev:- AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, Bare head of Aurelius right.
Date: 140 AD
Ref: RIC 417a, RSC 15, BMC 155

Sold on Ebay as a reproduction. "R" stamped on coin
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius, denarius, RIC 417a766 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right
Rev:- AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right
RIC 417a

Cast fakes sold on eBay by fakes seller 'empire_gallery' and another seller. These are not the same coin, but identical cast copies. The top one sold for $72.00 (Nov. 2005 by empire_gallery) and the bottom one sold for $90.00 (Nov. 2005 by another seller). A third example sold at some point by fakes seller 'victoriantiquities'.
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius, denarius, RIC 417a433 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right
Rev:- AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right
RIC 417a

Cast fake. See other examples here.

Sold on ebay January 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius, denarius, RIC 417a229 viewsObv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right
Rev:- AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right
RIC 417a

Modern fake. Cast.

Sold as original by known fake seller cosii.sp.legv.roma.leg1 on ebay May 2009
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius (Divus), Sestertius, RIC (Aurelius) 1266260 viewsPosthumous, struck under Marcus Aurelius.
Obv:- DIVVS ANTONINVS, Bare head r.
Rev:- CONSECRATIO S-C, Pyre of four tiers, festooned and garlanded, surmounted by a quadriga
RIC (Aurelius) 1266

Modern replica

Sold without warranty amongst several other copies on ebay March 2009
maridvnvm
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Antoninus Pius - Marcus Aurelius652 viewsAR 12 Cast DenariiIlya Prokopov
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Antoninus Pius - Marcus Aurelius denarius545 viewsCast, multiple copies listed for sale by various fake sellers.
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Antoninus Pius 138 - 161165 viewsAR Denarius,140
Obv. ANTONINVS AVG – PIVS P P TR P COS III Bare hd. of A. Pius r.
Rev. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS Bare-headed bust of M. Aurelius r.
Cast.
Ilya Prokopov
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Antoninus Pius 138-161(Under Aurelius)145 viewsAR Denarius,
Obv. DIVVS ANTONINVS, Bust r.
Rev. CONSE CRATIO, our-tiered funeral pyre surmounted by quadriga.
RIC III 438 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27/4-12 (Aurelius); RSC 164a.
Struck. Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia
Ilya Prokopov
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ANTONINUS PIUS and Marcus Aurelius 59 viewsANTONINUS PIUS and Marcus Aurelius AR DENARIUS 138-161 AD CONSECRATIO / 3.67 GM/ SRukke
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Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar (138-161). Fake Denarius (16mm, 3.49g, 6h). 59 viewsAntoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar (138-161). Fake Denarius (16mm, 3.49g, 6h). Rome, c. 141-3. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius r. R/ Bare head of Marcus Aurelius r. Cf. RIC III 417a. Modern fake for studyJoe Sermarini
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Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Denarius204 viewsSold by dianisimo on May 7, 2008 for $26. It's a cast fake that is listed here. Item #280224125303.

Obv:- ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right
Rev:- AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right
Cast.

RIC III, p. 78, 417a Scarce; Cohen 15; D. Sear II, p. 261, 4524
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Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. 172 viewsAR denarius, Rome mint, AD 140.
Obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, bare head of Antoninus Pius r.
Rev. AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F COS, bare head of Marcus Aurelius r.
Cast, “Dimitrovgrad Studio”.
Ilya Prokopov
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Antoninus Pius CONSECRATIO eagle denarius8 viewsModern Fakes

Divus Antoninus Pius Denarius.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right.
CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing right, head left.
modern fakes of RIC 429; RSC 154 and BMC 41, struck under Marcus Aurelius.

Two examples from identical dies, including the deliberate damage in the same places, offered on an Eastern European auction site, January 2023.
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