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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm, #78402 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
Price False 78
Wrong styling
Alexander the Great, Silver tetradrachm
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Alexander the Great, 336-323 B.C.400 views9 AR Drachms
Struck, "Haskovo 1 Studio".Ilya Prokopov
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Lysimachos, gold, #A399 viewsAV stater, c. 297-281 BC
Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against her right side, monogram in left field.
Sear 6813
Sold on German Ebay in March 2005 at 505€.
submitted by rupertRupert
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Alexander Balas, Alexander I, Seleukid, silver tetradrachm399 viewsAR tetradrachm
His diademed head to right; fillet border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY - ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY, Zeus enthroned to left, holding Nike and sceptre; date EΞP in exergue
Sear 7030
Sold on ebay February 2008 as a reproduction.
Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm
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Alexander III the Great 336-323 BC397 viewsAV Double stater, 17,2gr.
Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing right, holding wreath and stylis; in left field thunderbolt, below monogram ΛO.
Struck from same dies with published fake:
IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 23 No.1/2 1998 Page 8 Fig 1a xintaris75
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm394 viewsAR tetradrachm, 24mm, Amphipolis
Reproduction from 925K Sterling silver
-Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptre monogram
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, gold, #B394 viewsAV stater, 17mm, 4.11g, reproduction from 925K Sterling silver
-Alexander III REPRODUCTION silver coins
-Helmeted head of Athena/ Nike standing left holding wreath and stylis
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Alexander III The Great, drachm, Kolophon392 viewsObv:- Alexander as Herakles
Rev:- Zeus seated. lyre in left field.
Sold on ebay March 2008 by bulshop555.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Macedon, Amphipolis, 158-149 BC, under Roman rule, #B391 viewsAR tetradrachm
First Macedonian Region
Bust Artemis Tauropolos right in center of Macedonian shield / MAKEΔONΩN ΠPΩTHΣ above and below club
Sold on Ebay as genuine by "cnsprty" . Toronto Group forgery.
Submitted by Bluefish
Bluefish
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm, #E391 viewsAR tetradrachm, Mesembria
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
This Toronto Group forgery was offered under the name "ciceronius33", Feb. 23rd 2005.
Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #94390 viewsAR drachm, Lampsakos mint, c. 323-317 BC
Modern cast forgery in poor style
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre. Buckle in left field, AI under throne
Price 1379A, F94
Alexander the Great, silver drachm. Cast.Joe Sermarini
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm, #F388 viewsAR tetradrachm, c. 275 BC or later, Pella
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre.
Price 623
Sold on Ebay as authentic by " ciceronius33", 23rd Feb 2005. Toronto Group forgery.
Submitted by Maridvnvmmaridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #94387 viewsAR drachm, Lampsakos mint, c. 323-317 BC
Modern forgery
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre. Buckle in left field, AI under throne
Price F94Joe Sermarini
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm, #B386 viewsAR tetradrachm, c. 317-311 BC, Babylon
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre.
Price 3730; Prokopov, Modern Counterfeits..., 2003, #101
Sold by ebay seller courtney1rox.
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, Gold383 viewsAV Stater
Just... so... awful....
Style, fabric, roundness of flan; everything is wrong!
Submitted by Wolfgang336 wolfgang336
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Macedon, Amphipolis, 158-149 BC, under Roman rule, #B382 viewsAR tetradrachm
First Macedonian Region
Bust Artemis Tauropolos right in center of Macedonian shield / MAKEΔONΩN ΠPΩTHΣ above and below club
This coin is a match to the previous example but of better quality and more likely to fool.maridvnvm
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm382 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
Imitating Price 3230, Mueller 1298, Newell 27 from modern dies/mold. Previously published type: IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 2 Fig 6. Two other examples with identical centering from the same mold are posted in the Fakes Reports.
Sold on Ebay as a reproduction. "R" stamped on rim.
Submitted by BluefishBluefish
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Alexander III 336-323 BC382 viewsStater
Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing right, holding wreath and stylis; in left field monogram.
Cast fake from a struck Slavey fake coin.Ilya Prokopov
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm, #E380 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
Obv: Head of Alexander III. Mesembria Mint. 125 BC. Sold on Ebay by "bricksoftime" (Toronto Group)as an original coin in 1 day private auction.
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm380 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre
Hill # 47. Sold as Rosa reproduction of Becker coin. Electro-plated silver over pewter. “Copy” stamped on rim. Image courtesy of Charlie at the Coin Replica Store. Alex
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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, gold380 viewsAV stater
Sold in May 2005 on German Ebay at 211€. Style completely wrong.
submitted by rupertRupert
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Kyrene, 308-277 BC379 viewsAR didrachm, SANDOZ
Diademed head of Karneios right / Silphium plant
Sear 6319
Under the silphium on the rev., there was SANDOZ in small raised letters; this is a series of coin reproductions distributed by the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Sandoz in the 1960's and 70's as presents to physicians. All these coins have images that refer to medicine (the silphium, a medical plant, Hadrian as with Salus and snake, Serdica bronze with Aesculapius etc.). Someone removed the SANDOZ!
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Demetrios Poliorketes, silver tetradrachm, #A378 viewsAR tetradrachm
Diademed head of Demetrios right with bull's horn / Poseidon, naked, standing left, right foot set on rock; he rests his right arm on thigh and holds trident in left
Sear 6764
Sold on German Ebay as guaranteed genuine at 67,66€ by antika99.
submitted by rupertRupert
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Alexander III 336-323 378 viewsAncient Greek silver drachm.
Obv. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Rev. Zeus Aëtophoros seated left.
Modern cast fake sold as genuine on ebay by caesars.emporium item number 200116966960
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