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Home > Fake Coin Reports > Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Year of 5 Emperors: Pertinax - Clodius Albinus: AD 192 - 196

Most viewed - Fake Roman Imperial Coins: Year of 5 Emperors: Pertinax - Clodius Albinus: AD 192 - 196
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Pertinax141 viewsDIVVS PERT PIVS PATER
bare head right
CONSECRATIO
eagle standing half-right on globe, head left.
193 AD
RSC 6.
Original struck under Septimius Severus.
Modern cast fake. Example with identical flan shape and flaws included in another fake coin report.
Jay GT4
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PERTINAX - CONSECRATIO Denarius140 viewsPertinax, silver denarius
Obv. DIVVS PERT PI VS PATER Head of Pertinax right
Rev. CONSECRATIO Eagle on globe, head left
Cast of fake struck from modern dies. Die-engraver "Lipanoff Studio" Published: I. Prokopov, Sofia 2004, no.69
cf: RSC 6 [Septimius Severus]
Offered for sale in Ebay by legion_vi as "PROVENANCE -UNKNOWN;
SOURCE-PRIVATE COLLECTION"
mdelvalle
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Pertinax, Denarius, RIC 10a140 viewsObv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, Laureate head right
Rev: PROVID DEOR COS II, Providentia standing left, raising right hand toward star.
Date: Jan 1 - March 28, 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10a, RSC 40

Modern fake. Cast.

Sold as original by known fake seller cosii.sp.legv.roma.leg1 on ebay May 2009
maridvnvm
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Clodius Albinus140 viewsModern cast fake of AR denarius of Clodius Albinus, 195 AD
obv: D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES bare head, r
rev: COS II Aesculapius standing left, holding serpent-wreathed rod
cf: RIC IVi, 2 (r) rare, page 44 - Cohen 9 55 - SEAR RCV II (2002), #6140, page 442
Toronto Group forgery

commodus
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Clodius Albinus, Denarius, RIC 02136 viewsObv:- D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, Bare head right.
Rev:- COS II - Aesculapius standing left, holding serpent wreathed rod.
Rome mint: AD 195
RIC IVi, 2 (r) Rare, page 44 - Cohen 9 55 - SEAR RCV II (2002), #6140, page 442

Clodius Albinus AD 193-197 Silver Denarius REPLICA Clodius Albinus AD 193-197 Silver Denarius "Aesculapius, the healer."
Joe Sermarini
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Clodius Albinus, denarius, RIC -136 viewsObv:- CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, Bare headed bust right
Rev:- P M TR P II COS II P P, Roma, seated left, holding Victory
Ref:- None

Cast of a known fake. See the fake here.

Sold on ebay January 2007 by batibaleno.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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PERTINAX (193)136 viewsAR Denarius, 20/20 mm.
Obv. IMP CAES PHELV / PERTINAVG. Laur. bearded bust r.
Rev. PROVID / DEOR COSII. Providence stg. l., raising hands to star.
Struck. Die-engraver "Slavey Studio - Haskovo I"
Published: Sofia 2003, no.139
I. Prokopov
Ilya Prokopov
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DIDIUS JULIANUS (193)136 viewsAV Aureus, 20/20.1 mm.
Obv. IMP CAES M DID SEVE / R IVLIAN AVG. Bearded and laur. bust r.
Rev. CONCO / R / D / MILIT. Concordia standing l., holding two standarts.
Struck.
Published: Sofia 2003, no.144
I. Prokopov
Ilya Prokopov
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Clodius Albinus, Denarius, RIC 11a135 viewsObv:- D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right
Rev:- ROMAE AETERNAE Roma seated on shield, holding palladium and spear
RIC 11a

Placed for sale on ebay and subsequently withdrawn by an otherwise reputable ebay seller. The poor condition of the coin was the apparent reason for him not questioning the coin.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Pertinax, Denarius, RIC 10a135 viewsObv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, Bust: Laureate head right.
Rev: PROVID DEOR COS II, Providentia standing left, raising hands towards star
Date: Jan-March 193 AD Rome Mint
Ref: RIC 10a, RSC 991, BMC 862

Cast copy “North-East Bulgaria Studio”, Published: Sofia 2005, no.63. Another example can be seen at the following link:-

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-5750

Sold as a genuine coin by julia_pia on eBay December 2008
maridvnvm
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Pertinax, Aureus, RIC 10a 134 viewsObv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, Laureate head right.
Rev: PROVID DEOR COS II, Providentia standing left, raising hands towards star
Date: Jan-March 193 AD Rome Mint
Ref: RIC 10a, RSC 991, BMC 862

Reproduction of a gold aureus of Pertinax. AD 193. Becker #177. Coin is stamped 'COPY' on the rim

Sold on eBay Dec 2006

Submitted by gmazza
Gustavo Mazzarollo
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Clodius Albinus, denarius, RIC -133 viewsObv:- CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, Bare headed bust right
Rev:- P M TR P II COS II P P, Roma, seated left, holding Victory
Ref:- None

Sold on ebay June 2007 "without warranty".

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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Pertinax132 viewsAR Denarius - No diameter or weight given
Obv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG - Laureate head right
Rev: PIETAS AVGG - Pietas? seated left, holding scepter, reaching toward two children, another under chair
Fantasy coin - mismatched sides and AVGG not possible?
Selling as authentic on British ebay Sept 2011
Obverse Die Match: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-1904
bobbyhelmet
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Didia Clara, Denarius, RIC 10131 viewsObv:- DIDIA CLARA AVG, Bare headed, draped bust right
Rev:- HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left holding palm and cornucopia
Date: April-June 193 AD
Ref: RIC 10, RSC 3, BMC 14

Sold on ebay as a reproduction. September 2005.

Submitted by maridvnvm
maridvnvm
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DIDIUS JULIANUS131 viewsAR Denar. Cast. “Dimitrovgrad Studio”.
I. Prokopov
Ilya Prokopov
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Didius Julianus130 viewsReproduction of a gold aureus of Didius Julianus, AD193. Becker #179. Coin is stamped 'COPY' on the rim.

Sold on eBay Dec 2006

Submitted by gmazza
Gustavo Mazzarollo
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Pertinax 192-193 129 viewsAR Denarius, Roma, posthumous under Septimius Severus 193
Obv. DIVVS PERT PIVS PATER, Head.r.
Rev. CONSECRATIO, Eagle on globe, head to l.
AR Denarius, Roma, posthumous under Septimius Severus 193
Obv. DIVVS PERT PIVS PATER, Head. to r.
Rev. CONSECRATIO, Eagle on globe, head to l.
Struck from modern dies. Die-engraver "Lipanoff Studio"
Published: I. Prokopov, Sofia 2004, no.69
cf: RSC 6 [Septimius Severus]
Collection: Anton Tomov, Sofia.
Ilya Prokopov
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Didius Julianus, Aureus, RIC 5128 viewsObv:- IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r.
Rev:- CONCORD MILIT, Concordia standing front, head l., holding legionary eagle and standard.
Ref:- C 1. BMC 9. Calicò 2394. RIC 5.
Fig 5a is the false coin - 6.94g
Fig 5b is genuine - 6.73g, Private collection

A modern, possibly Bulgarian product.

Published in the IAPN BOC Vol 24, No. 1 in 1999 - example 5a
Image used with permission of IAPN
maridvnvm
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PERTINAX (193)127 viewsAR Denarius 19/18 mm; 3.05 g.
Obv. IMP CAESPHELV / PER TINAVG. Laur. bearded bust r.
Rev. AEQ VIT AVG / TR PCOSII. Equity stg. l., holding scales and cornucopia.
Struck. Die-engraver "Slavey Studio - Haskovo I"
Published: Sofia 2003, no.141
I. Prokopov
Ilya Prokopov
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Pertinax127 viewsOBV: IMP CAES PHE LU PERTIN AUG

Obvious fake, from a seller that uses private auctions and uses a danger phrase "I am no expert on silver coins and I cannot give guarantee for the silver coins I am selling, but in my opinion the coin is genuine."
tjderrick
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Pertinax Sestertius (reproduction)125 viewsSold in June 07 on Ebay as:
'REPRODUCTION/FORGERY sestertius of Pertinax sestertius ... 21,8 grams'

submitted by areich
areich
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Pertinax Sestertius125 viewsObv: IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG, laureate head right
Rev: LAETITIA TEMPORVM COS II S-C, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath & scepter.

Sold on Ebay as a replica
Vitruvius
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CLODIUS ALBINUS 125 viewsAR Denarius
Obv.: D CLODIVS ALBIN CAES Head to r.
Rev.: PM TRP II COS II, Roma on chair to l.
Cast, artificial patina.
Ilya Prokopov
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Didius Julianus, Denarius, RIC 1123 viewsObv: IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG, Laureate head right
Rev: CONCORD MILIT, Concordia standing left holding legionary eagle and standard
Date: 193 AD
Ref: RIC 1, RSC 2, BMC 2

Sold on ebay March 2008 for £205 by bulshop555.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
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