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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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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 (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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Abdera, silver tetradrachm1104 viewsObv: ABΔH
Griffin to the left seated before him a bee
Rev: EΠIΦΙΛAΔOΣ
Herakles seated on rock left, holding club and lion-skin. Whole in incuse square
Ref: AMNG II, 1, p. 73, no. 106, May 396 A277/P322


Dangerous struck fake sold as genuine.

THE TOP THREE COINS ARE FAKE. THE BOTTOM COIN IS GENUINE.
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ACARNANIA, ILLIRYA AND CENTRAL GREECE2645 viewsAR Stater 24 mm.
Obv. Beardess hd. of river-god Acheolous r.
Rev. Apollo Aktios enthroned l., holding bow in r. hand; in l. field two monograms.
Struck. Die-engraver "Slavey Studio - Haskovo I"
Published: Sofia 2003, no.110

Ilya Prokopov
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Achaemenid Kingdom; Darics of "Cyrus the Younger"446 viewsObv:- Achaemenid king, beardless, running to right, holding spear and bow
Rev:- Rectangular incuse; to right, incuse head of Pan (?)
Fig 9a is the false coin
Fig 9d is genuine - 8.20g (photo from BMC)

The weights are standard daric weight though perhaps a little high. Struck from modern dies. The gold is yellow and the general aspect is modern.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 19, No. 1 in 1994 - example 9a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Achaemenid Kingdom; Darics of "Cyrus the Younger"309 viewsObv:- Achaemenid king, beardless, running to right, holding spear and bow
Rev:- Rectangular incuse; to right, incuse head of Pan (?)
Fig 9b is the false coin
Fig 9d is genuine - 8.20g (photo from BMC)

The weights are standard daric weight though perhaps a little high. Struck from modern dies. The gold is yellow and the general aspect is modern.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 19, No. 1 in 1994 - example 9b
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Achaemenid Kingdom; Darics of "Cyrus the Younger"314 viewsObv:- Achaemenid king, beardless, running to right, holding spear and bow
Rev:- Rectangular incuse; to right, incuse head of Pan (?)
Fig 9c is the false coin
Fig 9d is genuine - 8.20g (photo from BMC)

The weights are standard daric weight though perhaps a little high. Struck from modern dies. The gold is yellow and the general aspect is modern.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 19, No. 1 in 1994 - example 9c
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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Aegina Turtle Stater61 viewsSellers info:
ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 12.48 g, 3h). Sea turtle, head in profile, shell with line of pellets down center / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Milbank pl. I, 15; SNG Copenhagen 507; SNG München 548-9; Dewing 1674-8; Gulbenkian 523; Kraay & Hirmer 336; HGC 6, 435. EF. Well struck and centered.
THIS COIN IS A MUSEUM ELECTROTYPE RESTRIKE REPLICA COIN OF THE ACTUAL ANCIENT COIN !
AEGINA STATER COIN
SIZE 20 MM AND WEIGHT 6.2 GRAMS
condition is perfect ! UNC.

SRukke
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Aelia Ariadne, Tremissis30 viewsAelia Ariadne, wife of Zeno and Anastasius
AR Tremissis ??, Constantinopolis mint., struck 474-491 AD.
Obv: AEL ARIA – UNE AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r.
Rev: Cross within wreath; beneath, CONOB

Fake from modern dies. Sold as a replica
maridvnvm
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Aelia Ariadne, Tremissis ??1248 viewsAelia Ariadne, wife of Zeno and Anastasius

AR Tremissis ??, Constantinopolis mint., struck 474-491 AD.

Obv: AEL ARIA – UNE AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r.
Rev: Cross within wreath; beneath, CONO[Bà].

Offered on ebay as genuine by antares27
Dec/2011
mdelvalle
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Aelia Eudocia98 viewsAelia Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II, AD 402-450. Gold Tremissis (1.20 g) minted at Constantinople, c. AD 425-429.
Obv : Diademed and draped bust right of Aelia Eudocia.
Rev : Cross within wreath. RIC Vol. X, 253; MIB 50.

Fake struck with modern dies
Martin B4
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Aelia Eudocia81 viewsAelia Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II, AD 402-450. Gold Tremissis (1.20 g) minted at Constantinople, c. AD 425-429.
Obv : Diademed and draped bust right of Aelia Eudocia.
Rev : Cross within wreath. RIC Vol. X, 253; MIB 50.

Fake struck with modern dies
Martin B4
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Aelia Eudoxia166 viewsModern fake of AU tremissis of Aelia Eudoxia, 425-9 AD, Constantinople mint, 1.44g.
Obv: AEL EVDOCIA AVG dr. & diad. Bust, r.
Rev: cross within wreath; CONOB* in exe.
Dimitrovgrad Studio fake of Bulgarian manufacture. Struck.
commodus
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Aelia Eudoxia114 viewsModern fake of AU tremissis of Aelia Eudoxia, 425-9 AD, Constantinople mint, 1.44g.
Obv: AEL EVDOCIA AVG dr. & diad. Bust, r.
Rev: cross within wreath; CONOB* in exe.
Dimitrovgrad Studio fake of Bulgarian manufacture. Struck.
Offered on ebay by NFS dalp-s, Nov 2011
commodus
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Aelia Eudoxia105 viewsModern fake of AU tremissis of Aelia Eudoxia, 425-9 AD, Constantinople mint, 1.44g.
Obv: AEL EVDOCIA AVG dr. & diad. Bust, r.
Rev: cross within wreath; CONOB* in exe.
Dimitrovgrad Studio fake of Bulgarian manufacture. Struck.
Offered on ebay by NFS Dalp-S, Nov 2011, immediately on the heels of a listing for a die matched fake of the same coin (listed here in a separate report).
commodus
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Aelia Zenonis50 viewsAelia Zenonis. Hand cut dies, struck coin within the weight range. Unusual large flan, fake patina, speed up corrosion process. Was dammed as fake from Switzerland and US Numismatics.
11.83mm
0.845 grams
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aelia zenonis 55 viewsOne of the most dangerous modern fakes I ever seen. Hand cut dies, struck coin within the weight range. Unusual large flan, fake patina, speed up corrosion process. Was dammed as fake from Switzerland and US Numismatics.
11.83mm
0.845 grams
Offered in ebay from master-numismatics aka mastermust. from Serbia. After confronted the seller for a refund, he did some nasty threats.
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AELIUS612 viewsAR Denarius, 17/17 mm; 3,085 g; 7h.
Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR Head of Aelivs to r.
Rev. TRIB . POT COS II Concordia on chair to l., holding patera and cornucopia, in ex. CONCORD.
Struck. Die-engraver "Lipanoff Studio"
Published: Sofia 2004, no.54
Ilya Prokopov
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Aelius79 viewsAelius Denarius. Struck 137 AD. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right / TR POT COS II

Offered on ebay by nanskingdom as "Modern Forgery"
Steve27
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Aelius 136-138432 viewsAV Aureus
Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR Head of Aelivs to r.
Rev. TRIB . POT COS II Concordia on chair to l., holding patera and cornucopia, in ex. CONCORD.
Struck.
Ilya Prokopov
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AELIUS CAESAR (136-138)422 viewsAR Denarius 18/19 mm; 3.03 g.
Obv. L.AELIVS / CAESAR. Dr. bust r.
Rev. TRIB / POT / COS / II. Pietas stg. r., altar at feet, PIE / TAS.
Struck. "Varna II Studio"
Published: Sofia 2003, no.131

Ilya Prokopov
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Aelius Caesar (AD 136-138)405 viewsAR Denarius, AD 137
Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head r.
Rev. TR POT COS II, Concordia seated l., holding patera and resting elbow on cornucopiae. In ex.: CONCORD.
Struck, fake patina "Haskovo 1 Studio"
Ilya Prokopov
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