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Aiolis, Kyme, Didrachm104 viewsObv:- Head of Amazon Kyme right
Rev:- Horse prancing right; below, two monograms
Fig 1a is the false coin - 9.95g
Fig 1b is genuine - 10.45g, BMC 58, pl 20, 16

A great rarity of the early 3rd century BC.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 24, No. 1 in 1999 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Akragas, Ar Didrachm149 viewsObv:- Eagle with closed wings, standing on rock with two pellets attacking serpent. AKPA above.
Rev: Crab; above, vine leaf; below fish left
Fig 4 is the false coin 8.31g

Overstruck, probably on a Corinthian stater with large helmet. If so, then the undertype is younger than the coin struck upon it.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 12, No. 1 in 1987 - example 4
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Amastris. Circa 285-250 BC - PAPHLAGONIA109 viewsAR Didrachm
Obv:- Head of Amastris right, wearing Persian headdress with wreath and star
Rev:- ΑΜΑΣΤΡΙEΟN , Aphrodite seated left, wearing polos, cradling scepter in left arm, and holding in right hand Nike, who crowns her with wreath; rose bud to left.

Sold as "I think it might be a copy" on ebay April 2008.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Amastris. Circa 285-250 BC - PAPHLAGONIA111 viewsAR Didrachm
Obv:- Head of Amastris right, wearing Persian headdress with wreath and star
Rev:- AMASTRIEWN, Aphrodite seated left, wearing polos, cradling scepter in left arm, and holding in right hand Nike, who crowns her with wreath; rose bud to left.

Sold as a replica on ebay August 2008.
maridvnvm
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Anonymous133 viewsAnonymous. AR Didrachm-Quadrigatus, c. 225-214 BC. Obv. Laureate Janiform head of Dioscuri. Rev. Jupiter, holding sceptre and hurling thunderbolt, in fast quadriga right, driven by Victory; below, ROMA incuse on raised tablet. Cr. 28/3. AR. g. 5.97 mm. 21.00

weight is too low with 5,97 g it should be 6,5g +
(possibly transfer die fake)
Din X
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Anonymous168 viewsAnonymous. AR Didrachm-Quadrigatus, c. 225-214 BC. Obv. Laureate Janiform head of Dioscuri. Rev. Jupiter, holding sceptre and hurling thunderbolt, in fast quadriga right, driven by Victory; below, ROMA incuse on raised tablet. Cr. 28/3. AR. g. 5.97 mm. 21.00

weight is too low with 5,97 g it should be 6,5g +
Transfer die fake, you can see the ghost-line (end of planchet of mother) on reverse. Thunderbolt of Zeus was off flan on mother and is missing.
Din X
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Anonymous AR Didrachm (Quadrigatus)130 viewsAnonymous AR Didrachm (Quadrigatus). 225-214 BC.
Laureate head of Janus / Jupiter holding scepter & brandishing thunderbolt in chariot driven right by Victory; ROMA in relief in linear frame below

Cast replica
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Anonymous Quadrigatus Didrachm 29/3101 viewsTransfer die fake related to others on this forum posted by DinXcarthago
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Anonymous Roman Republican Quadrigatus192 viewsModern cast fake of AR didrachm or quadrigatus of the Roman Republic, anonymous moneyer; c. 225-214 BC. obv: laureate head of Janus (or Dioscuri in Janiform style, according to some sources)
rev: Victory driving quadriga, right, in which stands Jupiter holding scepter and preparing to hurl thunderbolt; ROMA incuse within tablet at groundline
cf: Crawford 28/3
offered as genuine on ebay, July 2011
commodus
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Arpi, silver didrachm231 viewsWhite metal Stater, c. 276-260 (Becker)
Obv:- Head of Persephone to left, wearing a barley wreath; to right, grain ear
Rev:-Free horse prancing to left; above, star of eight rays.
Ref:- Basel 57. Jameson 73. SNG Cop. 600.
Sear 321

A white metal copy made by Becker circa 1830.
Sold on ebay July 2006.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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ATAIAS, Scythian tribal leader27 viewsSamaria. Didrachm. Ataias.
Head of Herakles, right
ATAIAS Scythian rider left.

Cast fake.
peterpil19
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ATHENS 5 c.B.C.222 viewsDidrachm, Savey’s copy.
Obv. Head of Athena r.
Rev. Owl leaning r., olive twig with two leaves and crescent moon beneath.
The inscription “sl.copy” on the edge is erased.

Ilya Prokopov
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Athens, silver didrachm852 viewsesnible noted and quoted from Coin Archives: Athens didrachms are very rare. One sold two years ago for $15,000. Four will be worth at least $60,000! "the total of known Athenian didrachms is 42, with only 10 in private hands and three unaccounted for." "among the most sought after of Greek Coins"
Curtis Clay noted: Style of owl in particular is not right, and incuse square surrounding owl is not deep enough. Surely modern dies.
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Athens, silver didrachm477 viewsAthens, didrachm, Gallery mint replica
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Athens, silver didrachm172 viewsObv: Head of Athena right wearing close-fitting Attic helmet decorated with a scroll
Rev: AQE, owl standing right; olive-sprig
Fig 18 is the false coin

A product of the notorious forger Constantine Christodoulou.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 20, No. 1 in 1995 - example 18
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Athens-Neapolis mule, Greece, Ar Didrachm100 viewsObv:- Gorgoneion
Rev:- Diagonally divided incuse square; in upper triangle, small panther's head facing
Fig 1 is the false coin - 8.69g

Struck from modern dies. Purports to be a rare "Wappenmunze" didrachm of Athens. The obverse, however, is distinctly copied from a stater of Macedonia Neapolis (cf. Fig. 2) with its typical protruding tongue. On the Athens gorgoneia, the tip of the tongue never reaches beyond the chin (cf. Fig 3)

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 11, No. 2 in 1988 - example 1
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Attica, Athens Athena Owl36 viewsAttica Athens
Silver "didrachm" tetradrachm

8.91g
20mm

Modern cast fake sold on ebay by notorious fake seller "coinauction12" Feb 2015
mihali84
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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 nikosstardeals
mihali84
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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 nikosstardeals
mihali84
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Audoleon21 viewsKINGS of PAEONIA. Audoleon. Circa 315-286 BC. AR didrachm (22mm, 12.69 g, 6h). Astibos or Damastion mint. Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet and necklace / Horse walking right, trailing rein; AY?O?EON-TOS above and to right, monogram below.

Weight is much too high with 7.9g should be 6,3g for didrachm, fantasy symbol, they use One time for O a dot the other time they wrote the O.
Either always a dot for the o, or always writting the o, but not mixing it!
Din X
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Bruttium, Kokri Epizephyrii17 viewsBRUTTIUM, Lokri Epizephyrii.

Laureate head of Zeus

Eagle with rabbit

300-280 BC.

AR didrachm

10g

SNG.ANS.519; HN.2327

For sale by NFS on ebay
Jay GT4
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Calabria, Tarentum70 viewsCalabria, Tarentum. 380-345 b.C.
Silver Didrachm unknown size and weight
Naked boy seated on horse l. which he crowns with his right hand, monogram below / Taras seated l. on dolphin, holding a pot, monogram below.
Vlasto 426

Sold as replica on antiquanova.com
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Caria, Islands off Kalymna, AR Didrachm, Circa 3rd Century BC73 viewsObv:- Male head right wearing crested Athenian helmet
Rev:- KAΛYMNIΩN, Lyre.
SNG Helsinki 282; SNG von Aulock 2741; SNG Lockett 2919.

Sold as genuine on ebay April 2008

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Carl Wilhelm Becker. 1772-1830. Imitating Kalymna (Caria)29 viewsCarl Wilhelm Becker. 1772-1830
Caria, Kalymna, 3rd century BC
AR Didrachm
Helmeted male head r. / KALUMNION, kithara in dotted square.
Hill, Becker, 101

Jean Elsen & ses Fils; Auction 96, lot 148
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