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Fantasy mix between Odessos and Alexander III130 viewsAE Coin
Obv. Bearded head of the “Great Got” of Odessos r., wearing tainia.
Rev. Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle.
Electrotype.
Ilya Prokopov
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Antinous127 viewsFlorentine (or possibly Paduan or Pisan) Renaissance era uniface sestertius size medallion of Antinous, favorite of Hadrian. Cast AE, late 15th to early 16th century. 32mm, 13.06g.
obv: draped bear-headed bust of Antinous, r.
rev: blank
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Greek fantasy pig coin123 viewsFantasy coin of Greek or Balkan origin, circa 1900 or after, AE (?)
obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΑΣ ΕΛΡΥΚΟΥ crowned male head, r., with mustache
rev: sow, r., surrounded by eight piglets; swineheard with crook, l., stdg. at far r.; ICΛ in exe.
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Nero AD 54-68 122 viewsAR Medallion, 44 mm; 35.362 gm
Obv. Laureate head to left.
Rev. Laureate head to left. Inscriptions?
Pressed.
Ilya Prokopov
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Fantasy Byzantine122 viewsModern cast fantasy "tourist fake" made in imitation of a AE Byzantine follis.
Offered for sale on ebay, March 2011commodus
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Antinous118 viewsModern fantasy AE medallion of Antinous. 29mm, 10.93g
obv: ANTINOOC head, r.
rev: Magna Mater driving biga of lions, r., cloak billowing overhead, holding scepter & torch
Nineteenth century neo-Classical fantasy coin; signed AIΔIOTHC above lions
Sold as a modern piece by a major house in 2003commodus
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Agrippa114 viewsFantasy AE sestertius size medallion of Agrippa, of late Renaissance Italian origin, probably 17th cen., cast, 43mm.
obv: AGRIPPA L V F COS III laureate head, l.
rev: CELITVM BENIVOLENTIA male figure seated on rock, partially togate, r. hand upraised, l., CV in fields
cf: Kress 172commodus
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Macrinus Sestertius108 viewsObv: MACRINUS AVG Bust right, laureate
Rev: ROMAE, Wolf with twins
A modern fantasy piece provided by a Procurator Caesaris.Vitruvius
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Augustus108 viewsModern struck fantasy AE medallion of Augustus, 27BC - 14AD; 18th century
uniface: II AVG DIVI FIL laureate bust, right
holed at 12 o'clock
Of either Italian or French manufacture.
From a series of medallions depicting each of the Twelve Caesars.commodus
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Fantasy Coins - Egypt - Nektanebo II106 viewsModern fanstasy fake AR “drachm” or “nefer nub stater” (so-called for its Eye of Horus royal seal reverse) of Nektanebo II, last native pharaoh of Egypt (r. 361-343 BC). Genuine coins of Nektanebo II exist in AU and AE, but none in AR. This is a fantasy only very loosely based on authentic types. Several variations of this fantasy exist, all with obverses imitating Greek types.
offered on ebay as genuine May 2011 by NFS diosromano
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Gordian III, Medallion, Fantasy piece103 viewsObv:- IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust left, with spear in right hand
Rev:- BONONIA OCEANEN, Galley with rowers; the emperor, in a military dress, and with buckler and lance, stands on the deck in the attitude of hurling the lance downwards, as if at a figure swimming in the sea. On the prow of the galley is a Victory, with garland and palm branch; at the stern are two ensigns. On the shore is seen a lighthouse of some other edifice
A fantasy piece combining the bust of Gordian with the reverse form a rare medallion of Constans.
Modern reproduction
Sold without warranty on ebay May 2009maridvnvm
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Aemilia Lepida103 viewsPressed fantasy medallion of Aemilia Lepida, wife of Galba; trial squeeze on square lead flan of a circular restitutional portrait medal, the whole 61mm square. The image appears to be derived from the “Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum,” though reversed.
uniface: LEPIDA GALBAE IMP VXOR
of Italian manufacture, 18th century
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Fantasy Coins - Egyptian Ramses 101 viewsSize : 1.25 Inch
weight : 13.8 Gram
"King Ramses archery front size on a horse cart back size of the front facade torpedo guard gate"
commodus noted: cast fantasy "coin" Randygeki(h2)
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Hadrian101 viewsCast fantasy AR denarius of Hadrian.
obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS laureate bust, r.
rev: COS III quadriga, l.
None existant type among genuine coins
Offered for sale on ebay, Feb 2011commodus
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ALEXANDER III98 viewsSelling as a copy on ebay, 2011
ALEXANDER III. GREAT , DEKADRACHM # 2 , COPY ,
COPPER + SILVER
48 gr. , 42 mm. - diameterSRukke
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Abdera, Thrace96 viewsModern cast fantasy purporting to be a AR hemidrachm of Abdera, Thrace. 14mm, 1.6g
obv: Janus
rev: Griffin, l.
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Fantasy Coins - Greek pig coin95 viewsFantasy coin of Greek or Greco-Balkan origin, circa 1900 or after, AR (?)
obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΑΣ ΕΛΡΥΚΟΥ crowned male head, r., with mustache
rev: sow, r., surrounded by eight piglets; swineheard with crook, l., stdg. at far r.; ICΛ in exe.
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Fantasy "Roman Gold Token"93 viewsRidiculous gold fantasy item dated 1007 (!) offered on overstock.com auctions Dec 2009. Cartoonish bearded and helmeted head, l., ten stars around. Listed as:
"Large Ancient Roman Gold Token Medal. Quarter Size. Rare Collectors Copy. Contains Over 6 Mils Of Pure 24K Gold"
No other information, nor a photo of reverse provided.
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Judaean fantasy coins92 viewsModern tourist fakes in brass or similar AE alloy, impossibly combining elements of the menorah coin of Mattathias Antigonus with a combination of elements from Roman Judaean procurators' coins and the coinage of Shimon Bar Kochba.
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Augustus (?) fantasy92 viewsModern fantasy in AR or white metal.
obv: anepigraphic, head, r.; copied from a 1st century AD tessera
rev: OB CIVIS SERVATOS wreath; copied from a AR denarius of Augustus
cf: RIC 75 (reverse)commodus
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Greek fantasy pig coin91 viewsFantasy coin of Greek or Greco-Balkan origin, circa 1900 or after, AR (?)
obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΑΣ ΕΛΡΥΚΟΥ crowned male head, r., with mustache
rev: sow, r., surrounded by nine piglets; ICΛ in exe.
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Domitia Longina89 viewsCast fantasy AE medallion of Domitia Longina, wife of Domitian
uniface: DOMITIA LONGINA DOMITIANI VXOR draped and diademed bust of Domitia, l.
of Italian manufacture, 17th or 18th century
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"Greek" Fantasy Coin86 viewsRoughly cast AE fantasy piece. Design possibly very loosely based on 5th century BC tetras of Sicily. 51mm. Tourist fake of Italian origin.commodus
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