Hanniaballianus--A tale of two or more coins

Ditto to what Bing just posted.........Luckily, my two purchased fakes have only been this one and that Greek drachm of Histaia from Agora----unless another is lurking in my collection incognito The latter wasn't even shipped yet so a credit/refund was easy to arrange; the former (Hannibal) SHOULD go off without a hitch since I have refund guarantees both from the seller and e-Bay itself, already initiated the 'process' and hopefully it should turn out ok..

 

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So here's my Livia. Purchased on eBay from a not-well-known seller from Spain for $50, but surely this can't be fake too:


DIVINE AUGUSTUS & LIVIA (by Tiberius). AE34 of Colonia Romula (Seville), RPC 73. Obverse: PERM DIVI AVG COL ROM Radiate head of Divus Augustus right; six-rayed star above; thunderbolt before.
Reverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA GENETRIX ORBIS. Head of Livia left on globe of the world; crescent moon above.

 

I think it's a pretty cool example--- A 'Livia' is pricey just about every way they come---not to mention with Augustus as well.

It looks like a legitimate type from Spain, with all the distinctive styling indicative of those types and unless you can spot any 'casting bubbles', or 'edge seams' I think you are OK.

Was the seller 'lucernae'? He seems to specialize in Spanish issues.....and I've purchased a few items from him over the past 9 months or so.

Have you compared your piece with those types sold and listed on acsearch?

Are the listed weights and sizes comparable?

If so, I see nothing else that seems off about your AE-34

The styling does make those collecting mostly 'Imperials' a bit nervous though LOL
And, I would be going through the usual 'due diligence' process just to make myself more confident about it. I'm finishing up one of my last auction(s) and another next week (I keep recycling formerly 'obligated monies and then re-bid the funds LOL), but I'll look around a bit and see what else I can determine.

In the interim, perhaps someone else who specializes within that Spanish niche will chime in first.

Greg, I think Congrats are in order.....

 

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=augustus and livia colonia romula &category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company=

This link is the closest I see on acsearch. besides another Forum lot purchase---no prices listed. I think everything looks legit to me.....hopefully, the price is not TOO good a bargain.

 

Thanks Mikey. This seller wasn't Lucernae (I've bought from him too, and I think he's very good) or someone well known. Yes, I've done some research - weights and sizes seem to be what you'd expect.