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195 viewsSestertius for sale on ebay 7500 £, from a seller in the notourious fake sellerl list.
Coins obtained very probably from a sestertius of Otacilia and tooled (look at the nose).
perporius
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154 viewsOtho. 15 Jan. -17 Apr., A.D. 69.

Copy of AR denarius

IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare-headed bust of Otho right / PONT MAX, Otho on horseback galloping right, brandishing spear.

Reference RIC 22; RSC 12; BMC12

-sold by Rommades on ebay in April 2019-

-coin very deceptive to those unfamiliar with fakes in this style and "preservation"
old looking, scratches, patina

-addedd by Germania Magna in May 2019-
Germania Magna
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29 viewsC. 470-440 BC

Obverse: Eagle standing left.

Reverse: Crab.

Ref: Randazzo 13

Weight: 16.82g

Size: 26mm

Comments: There seems to be only one obverse die with the claws of the eagle exactly like this one in Ulla Westermark, "The Coinage of Akragas and this is O10.
This is a problem, because the N is recut wrong in the transfer die and so different on the authentic coins!
The wrong recut N only found on the transfer die fakes :(
The surface are unusual and soapy indicating it could be a cast fake.
There are unusual artifacts on the obverse and reverse, and are not found on authentic coins so they must be either die flaws in the transfer dies or casting defects or lumps. The weight is slightly lower than is typically found. There are no remnant/evidence of casting sprues typically found on these coins.


paul1888
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Ainos 5 c. BC270 views
AR Tetradrachm.
Obv. Head of Hermes to right, wearing close-fitting petasos.
Rev. ΑΙΝΙ (retrograde) Goat standing to right, all within incuse square.
Pekka K
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Apollonia Pontica394 viewsAR Drachm
Obv. Gorgoneion.
Rev. Inverted anchor, crayfish to right.
Fake coin – Varna I, " Studio.

Die matched to others in the Fakes Reports.

Withdrawn from auction in a highly reputable dealer's electronic auction.
n.igma
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Knights Templar Copper Tokens, 21 mm, 2gm30 views Knights Templar Copper Tokens, 21 mm, 2gm

OBV; The Seal of the Knights Templar/ two knights on a single horse, the symbol of their early poverty. The text is in Greek and Latin characters, Sigillum Militum Xpisti: followed by a cross, which equals "The Seal of the Soldiers of Christ".

REV: Modified seal of Bertrand of Blanchefort from 1186. DE TEMPLO CRISTI.

Size: 21 mm, Weight: 2gm.
Joe Sermarini
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Seleukos I Nikator Tetradrachm6 views Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 BC). Tetradrachm.
Ekbatana. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Rev: ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, BA above sideways anchor; monogram below throne.

Sold and declared as counterfeit by the seller
Wrong mold
Zheng J
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VITELLIUS131 viewsSilver Denarius 3.18 g
A VITELLIUS GERMAN IMP TRP / CONCORDIA PR
Concordia seated left on throne
Sold on eBay byNFSL appolo_archeology November 2019
Dominic T
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Zankle, Messana181 viewsScratch from transfer die was transferred to the fake made with it

Sicily, Zankle-Messana AR Litra. Circa 500-493 BC. ????L?, dolphin swimming left within crescent harbour, dotted border within plain double border / Nine-part incuse square with cockle shell at centre. Gielow 72-78; SNG Lloyd 1078; SNG Ashmolean 1819
Din X
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"Greek" Fantasy Coin86 viewsRoughly cast AE fantasy piece. Design possibly very loosely based on 5th century BC tetras of Sicily. 51mm. Tourist fake of Italian origin.commodus
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1 Dollar, Indian Head Silver Dollar, FANTASY PIECE, 185139 views1 Dollar, Indian Head Silver Dollar, FANTASY PIECE
Made of iron, silver plated.
Positive on magnet test.
http://fakes.numismetrica.com/2012/07/10/1851-indian-head-silver-dollar-cf-s1-1851-0001/
Ilya Prokopov
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1/3 Stater Trite Electrum - Condemned by NGC171 viewsIonia/ Lydia - Uncertain Circa 680-650 BC.
EL Trite – 1/3 Stater 12mm 4.53g.
Lydo-Milesian standard.
Obv: Blank convex surface Rev: Two square punches with raised lines within.
Weidauer –, but cf. 4 (hecte); SNG Kayhan 673.

Sold by Lanz, returned after being condemned by NGC. Sold by Lanz again after cleaning off fake dirt.
Nemonater
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187835 viewsTrade Dollar.
Made of iron. Silver plated.
Ilya Prokopov
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60 Asses, Anonymous111 viewsAV 60 Asses
Cr. 44-2, Syd. 226, 3.40g
Bearded head of Mars r., wearing crested Corinthian helmet; below, mark of value LX / ROMA Eagle with spread wings, standing r. on thunderbolt.

Struck from known modern dies hubbed from original coin, with dotted border recut, and thunderbolt modified.
Sold at auction Oct. 2011
glebe
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90 BCE, L. Calpurnius Piso, Denarius, Crawford 340/125 viewsObv: Laureled head of Apollo r., sickle-shaped control mark behind
Rev: Horserider in profile r., two dots above, one dot below, text between rider and singe dot reads C PISO LFS

Found on eBay profile with 15.3k reviews and 100% positive feedback that does not appear on NSFL

Casting pits, odd wear patterns, blobby lettering. Discussion here: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=128285.0
Adrian H
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A - Augustus Ready - Terina, Bruttium820 viewsModern electrotype of AR nomos of Terina, Bruttium, 21mm, 8.31g
obv: head of nymph right, hair gathered in knot on crown of head; all within olive-wreath
rev: Nike seated, left, on stool, holding wreath and caduceus
edge marked
silver plated copper; copper core showing through on rev.
early 20th century, work of Augustus Ready, electrotypist at the British Museum after death of his father Robert Ready, 1901
cf: Holloway & Jenkins 19 (same dies), Regling 19 (same dies), HN Italy 2577
commodus
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A. Albinus, 96 BC, denarius, Diana227 viewsAnother old friend from detritusvt.archivum
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A. POST A F S N ALBIN, Rome 81 BC344 viewsAR Denar Serratus, 3,578 g
Obv. Draped bust of Diana right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; above head, bucranium.
Rev. A POST A F / S N ALBIN. Togate figure standing r. over rock, holding aspergillum over bull; between them – altar.
Cast, electrotype, artificial patina.
Ilya Prokopov
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A. Postumius A.f.S.n. Albinus, 81 BC, denarius226 viewsRoman Republic, A. Postumius A.f.S.n. Albinus, 81 BC

Submitter identified as a cast fake from the Dimitrovgrad studio (unconfirmed)
Joe Sermarini
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ABDERA439 viewsAR Stater; 25/23 mm.
Obv. ΑΒΔΗ / ΡΙΤΕΩΝ above and below. Griffin seated r.
Rev. ΕΠΙΔΗ / ΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ either side of laur. hd. of Apollo r.
Struck. Die-engraver “Haskovo I, Slavey”
Published: Sofia 2003, p.9, No.2
Ilya Prokopov
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ABDERA (375/3 - 365/60)904 viewsSteel Dies for AR Tetradrachm.
Obv: - ABDERI TEWN Laur. hd. of Apollo r.
Rev: - EPI PAYSANIW Griffin seated l.
“Dimitrovgrad Studio”
Ilya Prokopov
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Abdera (c.411/10-386/5 B.C.), THRACE.150 viewsAR Stater, 22mm; 10.8g.
Obv. Griffin, with curved wings, crouching to left on ground, raising its right foreleg. Rev. EΠ APIΣTAΓOPEΩ, young Dionysos seated left on the back of a panther advancing to right, holding a kantharos and a thyrsos, all within a shallow incuse square.
Produced by electroplating. Two halves are glued. Then covered with silver.
Information provided kindly by Dr. E. Paunov - Curator of the numismatic collection of the Sofia Metropolitan Museum.
Ilya Prokopov
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Abdera (thrace), AR Tetradrachm, ca 450 B.C.588 viewsObv:- Griffin seated left with right forepaw raised
Rev:- City's name around quadripartitie square; all within an incuse square.

A very free adaptation of May's Group III. The obverse should have a symbol to the left of the Griffin though the serious mistake is the ethnic on the reverse. Abdera never displayed the city name in the way it was done at Akanthos from where this reverse was clearly copied. On coins from Abdera we find magistrates' names instead.

Part of a group of counterfeits that appeared in the catalog of an American specialist in US coins..The coins were all struck from modern dies.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 16, No. 1 in 1991 - Example 2
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Abdera - 473BC – 448BC Silver Tetradrachm570 viewsStruck copy, .999 Silver, 17.05 gr. Bought in 2006 on Ebey as exact copy. Came from Athens, Greece.
Silver tetradrachm, 465-450 BC
OBVERSE: Griffin seated left , rig.999 Silver ht foreleg raised.ΚΑ-ΛΛ-ΙΔΑ-ΜΑΣ (KA-LL-IDA-MAS) around.
REVERSE: ABD-HR-IT-ΟN (ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΩΝ) around small quadripartite incuse square, all within incuse square.
Antonivs Protti
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