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Aitna_obol.jpg
Aitna29 viewsSICILY, Aitna, AR Obol, about 470-466.

Obv : Bald, bearded head of Silenus r., crowned with ivy
Rev : A-I-T-N within four spoked wheel

Modern dies, combination of Silenus (JNG 18 (1968), 77, b and pl. 7, 5-6)
and crayfish obol (JNG 1968, pp. 67-98, pl. 7, 3.)
Martin B4
Aitna_tetradracma.jpg
Aitna, Catania, Sicily89 viewsAR Tetradrachm, ( 17,00 gr / 26 mm).

Obv: Bald, bearded head of Silenus right.
Rev: Zeus, enthroned right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, eagle on tree to right.

Sold as Reproduction on Ebay (Italy)
Oct/2011
mdelvalle
BOC_1997_2_FSSF_1.jpg
Aitna, Litra, ca. 465 BC114 viewsObv:- Bearded head of Silenus right
Rev:- AI – TN, Winged thunderbolt.
See SNG ANS 1239
Fig 1 is the false coin - 0.98g

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 22, No. 2 in 1997 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
BOC_1998_FSSC_1.jpg
Aitna, Tetradrachm145 viewsObv:- Bald, bearded head of Silenus right
Rev:- Zeus, enthroned right, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, eagle on tree to right
Fig 1a is the false coin - 17.75g.
Fig 1b is genuine - 17.23g. Brussels

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 23, No. 1 in 1998 - example 1a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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applique69 viewsModern fake AE applique of the head of Silenus, sold on ebay as a genuine Roman piece by NFS empire_gallery, 2006commodus
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applique93 viewsModern fake AE applique of the head of Silenus, sold on ebay as a genuine Roman piece by NFS clairecoins, 2006commodus
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applique74 viewsModern fake AE applique of the head of Silenus, sold on ebay as a genuine Roman piece by NFS clairecoins (who has sold identical multiples of this item), Oct 2006commodus
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applique78 viewsModern fake AE applique of the head of Silenus, sold on ebay as a genuine Roman piece by NFS karakalas, 2006commodus
Naxos_tetradracma.jpg
Naxos, Sicily72 viewsAR Tetradrachm, circa 415 BC., ( 18,09 gr / 25 mm).

Obv: Bearded head of Dionysus r., hair bound with stephane adorned with ivy-wreath.
Rev: Bearded, naked Silenus, with pointed ears, ruffled hair and long tail, squatting on rock, facing; r. leg raised and l. folded to the side. He turns l. towards kantharos in his r. hand, while holding thyrsos in the l. In field to l., an ivy plant creeps upward, behind which the long tail is visible; to r. NAXION.

Sold as Reproduction on Ebay (Italy)
Oct/2011
mdelvalle
naxos_fake_2.jpg
Naxos, Sicily42 viewsSicily, Naxos. 430-420 b.C.
Ar tetradrachm; 24mm; 16,95g
Head of Dionysos r., bearded, wearing stephane decorated with ivy / Nude Silenos sitting with kantharos and thyrsos staff, ivy in field l.; NAXION in field r.
Cahn 99-103

Modern forgery - Cast of a Becker Forgery.
Sold as genuine on 7 Feb 2013 by eBay seller from Spain
naxos_fake.jpg
Naxos, Sicily50 viewsSicily, Naxos.
AR tetradrachm, c. 460 BC, attributed to the Aitna Master.
13,26g; 25mm
Bearded head of Dionysus right, crowned with ivy, hair tied in krobylos at back of neck / N-AXI-ON, nude ithyphallic Silenus seated facing, with head turned to left, raising cantharus to his lips
Cahn 54, 26; SNG ANS 515; SNG Lloyd 1150

Sold ebay as replica on april 2013
Naxos_AR_Litra_10,82_mm_0,70_g.jpg
Naxos, Sicily 36 viewsSicily, Naxos. Circa 530-510 BC.
AR Litra 10,82mm; 0,7g
Bearded head of Dionysos l. / NAXION. Bunch of grapes.
Cahn 12-32; SNG ANS 513

Modern forgery. Struck by modern fake dies, see report 15258 for a match.
Sold ebay as genuine on feb 2013
Hatria_harvard_fake.jpg
Picenum, Hatria24 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 237.35 g
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11; SNG Cop. 86

Modern forgery.
Photo courtesy Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum. Item 1979.428.594
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/180696

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
Hatria_falso_da_studio.jpg
Picenum, Hatria31 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 333 g
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Modern forgery. Sold as "Falso da studio" (replica for study) InAsta 33 18/2/2010

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
Hatria_falserrima.jpg
Picenum, Hatria24 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 75mm 280g
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Modern forgery from a private collection.

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
Hatria_bad_fake.jpg
Picenum, Hatria28 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 85mm, 321g
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Modern forgery from a private collection.

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
Hatria_aes_copia_clone_esemplare_collezione_Magnaguti.jpg
Picenum, Hatria20 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; unknown size and weight
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

From a private collection.
Replica, probably cast from a genuine specimen in the Magnaguti Collection.
hatria_replica.jpg
Picenum, Hatria22 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 278 g
Head Silenus facing / HAT. Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Photo courtesy Powerhouse Museum, N19911 Coin Replica
persistent URL: http://from.ph/302007
Atri_-_Asse_-_(AE_g__278)_InAsta_50,_lot_5724.jpg
Picenum, Hatria25 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 278g
Head Silenus facing / HAT, Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Sold as replica InAsta 50, lot 5724

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
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Picenum, Hatria Aes Grave; 431g24 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 431g
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Modern forgery. Sold as "Falso da studio" (replica for study) InAsta 36 07/09/2010 lot 6175

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
Falsi_(da_studio,_moderni,_ecc_)_-_Atri_-_Asse_-_Testa_di_Sileno_di_fronte,_a_d__HAT_-_R__Cane_addormentato_-_(AE_g__278).jpg
Picenum, Hatria. about 280 BC. Aes Grave; 278 g17 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 278 g
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Sold as replica InAsta auction 48 06/03/2013 lot 7178

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
Falsi_(da_studio,_moderni,_ecc_)_-_Atri_-_Asse_-_Testa_di_Sileno_di_fronte,_a_d__HAT_-_R__Cane_addormentato_-_(AE_g__365).jpg
Picenum, Hatria. about 280 BC. Aes Grave; 365 g21 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 365 g
Head Silenus facing / Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Sold as replica InAsta auction 48 06/03/2013 lot 7179

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
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Picenum, Hatria. Aes Grave18 viewsPicenum, Hatria. about 280 BC.
Aes Grave; 474g
Head Silenus facing / HAT, Dog lying asleep r.
Thurlow-Vecchi 181; HN Italy 11

Sold as replica InAsta 40, lot 5720

At this link a genuine specimen: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/object.php?id=18202541
NAxos.jpg
Sicily, Naxos24 viewsSicily, Naxos. 430-420 b.C.
Ar tetradrachm 16,9g
Head of Dionysos r., bearded, wearing staphane decorated with ivy / Nude Silen sitting with kantharos and thyrsos staff, ivy in field l.; NAXION in field r.
Cahn 102-103

Sold as replica InAsta auction 48 06/03/2013 lot 7194
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