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Syracuse, silver dekadrachm, 175460 viewsAR dekadrachm, by Euainetos
ΣY PAK O ΣI ΩN, head of Persephone left, wearing earring and necklace; hair turned up behind, arranged in wavy curls, and bound with wreath of corn leaves; four dolphins around; traces of EY AINE: border of dots / Qaudriga left; above, Nike flying right, about to crown charioteer; horses in high action; in exg, a ledge or step, on and against which is placed a suit of armour: border of dots
BMC Sicily 175
405-400BC. Chariot reverse. Sold on Ebay as a hand made copy, no two alike. No identification as copy anywhere on coin.
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Athens, silver dekadrachm459 viewsObv: Helmeted Athena
Rev:- Owl, facing with wings spread
Diameter: 3.40cm - Weight: 40gr - Silver .999
Sold in December 2006 on Ebay by 'apollonians' as a . 999 silver exact copy
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Aegina Tortoise museum copy of Sear 2600459 viewsMuseum (?) copy of Aegina AR Stater
Land tortoise with segmented shell
Small incuse square of "skew" pattern divided by straight lines into five compartments
(CL) stamped on rim. (Anyone know the source of this stamp?)
Coin was cast in two halves (visible around the rim) and glued or otherwise stuck together
Museum (CL?) copy of Sear 2600, SNG Del 1535
Sold as a replica by a Munich dealer.
Submitted by Helvetica
helvetica
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Athens Dekadrachm silver replica459 viewsSilver replica of the very rare Dekadrachm which was minted approx. 465 BC.
Head of Athena right wearing crested helmet
A Theta E around owl standing facing, wings spread, within incuse square
Weight 32.7g, 33 mm diameter
99.9% silver replica, made in June 2007.
Sold on ebay in July 2007 as a silver replica.
Note: The "broken" area at the back of Athena's head is the same on all of the coins of this series of silver replicas.
Submitted by Helveticahelvetica
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Athens, silver tetradrachm, old style458 viewsSold in September 2006 on Ebay by 'apollonians' as:
'ATHENIAN GREEK SILVER TETRADRACHM 465BC - 443BC. 999 silver. Exact copy
OBVERSE: Head of Athena of archaic style, her helmet adorned in front with three olive-leaves erect, and at the back with a floral scroll; her hair in bands across her temples, and indicated by dots under the neck-piece of the helmet
REVERSE: Incuse square, within which, "the Owl" (symbol of wisdom), head facing, wings closed; behind, olive-spray and small decrescent moon. Letters ΑΘΕ (standing for Atheneon - Athens) are on the right on a vertical stance DATE: 465BC – 443BC
SPECIFICATIONS: Diameter: 2.50cm - Weight: 17.0gr - Material: Silver .999'areich
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Akanthos, silver tetradrachm457 viewsAR tetradrachm, reduced weight (inscription makes this later version), 424-380 BC
Sear 1367
Lion and Bull obv. Sold on Ebay as a Becker copy. 2nd Image courtesy of Kevin at Barry & Darling Coins
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Adranon, Sicily, AE454 viewsObv:- Laureate head of Apollo to l.
Rev:- A - DRAN ITAN Lyre with seven strings.
SNG ANS 1156.
Sold as a reproduction on ebay January 2009maridvnvm
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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 IAPNmaridvnvm
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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.2Ilya Prokopov
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Abdera, silver tetradrachm 436 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
Sold as "I think it might be a copy" on ebay April 2008.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Athens, silver tetradrachm, old style, #D433 viewsThis item was for sale in February 2006 by the Toronto Group under a new Id, "handydandymon". The coin sold for $192.40.
It is an exact match to another Toronto group coin already on the boards illustrated here:-
Attica, Athens, old style, #D
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Athens, silver drachm, old style 431 viewsSilver tetradrachm
Obv:- Helmeted head of Athena
Rev:- Owl standing right, with tufted tail.
Sold on ebay April 2008
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Istros, silver stater425 viewsOBV: Two male heads facing, right inverted.
Rev: ΙΣΤΡΙΗ Sea-eagle grasping dolphin, struck Σ or M
Date: 400-350 BC, Sear 1669
Silver .999. Sold as reproduction. Picture courtesy of Pavel at Antiquanova
Submitted by Bluefish
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Athens, Athens. tetradrachm (silver reproduction)424 viewsSold in June 07 on Ebay as:
'Reproduction of a ATTICA, Athens. Circa 449-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm in silver.
11,7 grams of silver.'
submitted by areichareich
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Athens, silver dekadrachm423 viewsObv: Helmeted Athena
Rev:- Owl, facing with wings spread
Another example of this fake posted by a member after they had been offerd it as original April 2007.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Agathopolis THRACE, Black Sea Area420 viewsSilver stater?
Obv:- Laureate male head right
Rev:- AΓAΘΩ (retrograde), Wol standing left, spear head beneath
Sold as "I think it might be a copy" on ebay April 2008.
Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Abdera, silver tetradrachm420 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
Sold on eBay by bulshop555 May 2008 for £16.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Aigina, Aegina, silver stater419 viewsObv:- Sea turtle with row of dots down the middle of shell
Rev:- quadripartite incuse square
Date: Circa 530-510 BC
Ref: Sear 1848
Comments by Rupert:-
"Certainly a cast fake, wrong style, wrong texture, totally wrong incusum, those of Aigina look completely different. Incusa of this style do exist, I think in Asia Minor, but not in Aigina."
Submitted to Forum for verification in March 2006.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Tarsos, silver stater, #A418 viewsAR stater
Under satrap Mazaios
Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, head facing, holding eagle, corn ear, and bunch of grapes in right hand, lotus-tipped scetre in left; behind, Aramaic legend / Lion left on the back of bull kneeling left which it attacks with teeth and claws; above, Aramaic legend; all within circle of dots
Sear 5650
Tarsos Mazaios Satrap
Sold on Ebay as authentic by "quality_coin5". Toronto Group forgery.
Submitted by Bluefish
Bluefish
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Athens, silver dekadrachm417 viewsObv: Helmeted Athena
Rev:- Owl, facing with wings spread
Diameter 25 mm, weight 13 g
The style is wrong, and 13 g would be too light even for a tetradrachm (17 g), leave alone a deca (43 g!!).
Submitted to Forum for identification in December 2005.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Syracuse, silver dekadrachm, 175415 viewsAR dekadrachm, by Euainetos
ΣY PAK O ΣI ΩN, head of Persephone left, wearing earring and necklace; hair turned up behind, arranged in wavy curls, and bound with wreath of corn leaves; four dolphins around; traces of EY AINE: border of dots / Qaudriga left; above, Nike flying right, about to crown charioteer; horses in hogh action; in exg, a ledge or step, on and against which is placed a suit of armour: border of dots
BMC Sicily 175
415-336 BC. Silver-plated Pewter. Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. "COPY" stamped on rim. Second image courtesy of Kevin at Barry & Darling coins
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Attica, Athens, silver tetradrachm, Toronto Group Cast of an Antiquanova Replica413 viewsAthens, silver tetradrachm. "Toronto Group" cast made from an Antiquanova replica. 17.1 grams. The original replica is struck and it is stamped with R to indicate it is a replica. The casts are made with the R removed.Joe Sermarini
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